日前在哥伦比亚波哥大举办的联合国教科文组织会议上,泰式按摩被列入人类非物质文明遗产名录(the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity)。
关于泰式按摩当选,联合国教科文组织表明:
The practice has its roots in self-care in Thai peasant society of the past, [where] every village had massage healers whom villagers would turn to when they had muscle aches from working the field.
泰式按摩根植于曩昔泰国农耕社会的自我疗愈,每个村都有按摩医治师,乡民们干农活感到肌肉痛苦时就会去找按摩师医治。
【小百科】
依据联合国教科文组织的界说,非物质文明遗产(Intangible Cultural Heritage)包含口头传统(oral traditions), 表演艺术(performing arts), 社会常规(social practices),典礼(rituals), 节日活动(festive events), 与本乡或全球有关的常识及常规(knowledge and practices concerning native and the universe)或许制造传统工艺品的常识和技术(the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts)。
除了这儿说到的人类非物质文明遗产名录(the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity)以外,还有一个类别是“急需维护的非物质文明遗产名录(the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding)”,当选的项目都是急需采纳维护措施,以持续存活并传承下去的项目,比方:我国的木活字印刷术(wooden movable-type printing)。
泰式按摩有何特色
Unlike conventional massages, Thai massages involve a lot of movement and typically sees people assuming a series of different positions.
与传统按摩不同,泰式按摩有许多动作,会选用一系列不同的按摩姿态。
Therapists use not only their hands but sometimes their forearms and knees to apply pressure. There is also no oil involved in Nuad Thai massage.
按摩师不只用手,有时还会用前臂和膝盖来施加压力。此外,泰式按摩一般不会运用按摩油。
本年新增的项目还有:
Irish harping
爱尔兰竖琴
Celestinian forgiveness in Italy
意大利塞莱斯蒂尼亚宽恕庆典
The Carnival of Podence in Portugal
葡萄牙狂欢节
Silat self-defence in Malaysia
马来西亚自卫术“席拉”
【相关词汇】
文明遗产 cultural heritage
文明多样性 cultural diversity
世界遗产名录 World Heritage List
申遗 bid for the World Heritage List
文明资源整合 integration of cultural resources
维护世界文明和自然遗产条约 Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage