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The United Nations has given a
award to a festival in South Korea. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided to add South Korea's Lotus Lantern Festival to its
of intangible cultural heritage of
. The festival was one of 25 things the UN decided to add to its
list this year. Some
that UNESCO adds to its heritage list are
- this means we can touch
. Examples are the Pyramids in Egypt or Machu Picchu in Peru. If
is intangible, we generally cannot touch it. Events like South Korea's Lotus Lantern Festival or a
or a method for weaving baskets are
of intangible heritage.
