Unesco to list delicacy of ceviche, rickshaw art as 'intangible heritage'

Bangladesh is hoping to inscribe the art of painting the three-wheeled rickshaws that ply its capital's streets, contributing to a 'roving exhibition of paintings' that is an 'emblematic feature of urban life in Dhaka'. Photo: AFP

Dozens of global traditions are candidates for inscription as intangible global heritage by Unesco this week, ranging from Italian opera singing and Bangladeshi rickshaw art to the Peruvian delicacy of ceviche.

The UN cultural agency's Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee is expected to examine and approve 55 nominations in total as it meets in the town of Kasane in Botswana.