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Cultural heritage
Let's talk a little about cultural heritage
The cultural heritage of a people is formed by the set of knowledge, practices, expressions, practices and their products, which refer to the history, memory and identity of that people.
Federal Constitution of 1988, in its Article 216 , expanded the concept of patrimony established by the Decree-Law No. 25, of November 30, 1937 , replacing the name Historic and Artistic Heritage by Brazilian Cultural Heritage. This change incorporated the concept of cultural reference and the definition of goods subject to recognition, especially those of an immaterial character. The Constitution also establishes a partnership between the government and the communities for the promotion and protection of the Brazilian Cultural Heritage, however it maintains the management of the heritage and documentation related to assets under the responsibility of the public administration.
While the Decree of 1937 establishes as heritage "the set of movable and immovable property existing in the country and whose conservation is of public interest, either because of its link to memorable facts in the history of Brazil, or because of its exceptional archaeological or ethnographic, bibliographical or “artistic”, Article 216 of the Constitution defines cultural heritage as assets “of a material and immaterial nature, taken individually or together, bearers of reference to the identity, action, memory of the different groups that make up Brazilian society”.
In this redefinition promoted by the Constitution, there are the forms of expression; the ways of creating, doing and living; scientific, artistic and technological creations; works, objects, documents, buildings and other spaces for artistic and cultural manifestations; urban ensembles and sites of historical, scenic, artistic, archaeological, paleontological, ecological and scientific value.
Source and to learn more:
http://portal.iphan.gov.br/pagina/ Details/218
The Calunga " Boneca " in the photo is from the Maracatu Nation of the Urucungos, Puitas and Quijengues Group ,in Campinas. Group born from Raquel Trindade.
One of the sacred elements of maracatu is the Calunga, also called a doll, always present in the procession of the nations of Maracatu.
Until today, Calunga is part of the maracatu ritual, incarnating in its axés the strength of the group's ancestors. In her honor, while still inside the headquarters, the first praises are sung, when Calunga is removed from the altar by the lady of the house and passes into the hands of the queen, who hands her over to the nearest Bahian woman and so on, hand in hand. hand until it returns again to the sovereign's hands.