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Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Türkiye added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list

The UN's cultural organisation acknowledged the ceremony's strong social significance in its statement announcing the decision. "Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Türkiye is an important social practice that shows hospitality, builds and maintains social ties, and is used to celebrate important moments in the lives of communities," it said.

AFP / World

Published 01.12.2022 22:44

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Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Türkiye added to UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage list — "Tea culture is an essential part of daily life for all layers of society, providing a strong sense of cultural identity," said the UNESCO statement.

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Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Türkiye added to UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage list — Among the other traditional practices the UN acknowledged on Thursday was the "traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices" in China.

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Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Türkiye added to UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage list — The tea drunk in Türkiye is for the most part harvest in the hills of the northeast of the country overlooking the Black Sea.

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Tea culture in Azerbaijan and Türkiye added to UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Heritage list — Türkiye's famous coffee was acknowledged on the UNESCO list back in 2013, but the founder of modern Türkiye, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk encouraged the drinking of tea to support national production.

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