»Nesnovna kulturna dediščina« pomeni prakse, predstavitve, izraze, znanja, veščine in z njimi povezani orodja, predmete, izdelke in kulturne prostore, ki jih skupnosti, skupine in včasih tudi posamezniki prepoznavajo kot del svoje kulturne dediščine.
The ` intangible cultural heritage` means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills? as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith? that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.