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<\/a>According to the Organization of American States, \u201cthe wealth and diversity of the Dominican\u00a0Republic\u2019s\u00a0cultural heritage is the\u00a0product\u00a0of\u00a0African, indigenous and European cultural interaction which took place in the national territory\u00a0“.<\/p>\nAccording to the Constitution of the Dominican Republic, all the artistic and historical richness, Will form part of the National Cultural Heritage and will be safeguarded by the State.<\/p>\n
The nation\u2019s cultural heritage is\u00a0sub divided\u00a0into:\u00a0a)\u00a0monumental heritage; b)\u00a0artistic heritage; c)\u00a0documental heritage and\u00a0d)\u00a0folkloric heritage.<\/p>\n
Did you know<\/b>?<\/b>\u00a0The Dominican Republic\u2019s Chamber of Deputies created legislation for a project that declared bachata as Musical Cultural Heritage of the country. Bachata is considered a homegrown musical genre, enjoyed by all Dominicans, which is influenced by Dominicans\u2019 experiences, feelings and everyday life.<\/p>\n
Did you know<\/b>?<\/b>\u00a0Within the Dominican Republic there is a\u00a0National Office of Sub-Aquatic Cultural Heritage, responsible for preserving cultural heritage in territorial waters.<\/p>\n
Did you know?<\/b>\u00a0The International Council of Museums (ICOM) published the red list<\/a> of Dominican cultural sites in danger, with the purpose of helping art and heritage\u00a0professionals and public order agents, to identify the Dominican sites and artifacts protected by national and international legislation. You can view the list here<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Did you know<\/b>?\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0UNESCO\u00a0also declared the\u00a0Congos\u00a0de Villa\u00a0Mella\u00a0as oral and intangible\u00a0heritage of humanity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Historical Moments of Dominican Folklore<\/b><\/h2>\n
1884<\/strong> \u2013 For the first time Folklore was mentioned in the country, in a letter under the pseudonym\u00a0\u201cValle de\u00a0Gracia\u201d published by the newspaper\u00a0\u201cEl Eco del Pueblo\u201d\u00a0in the city of\u00a0Santiago de\u00a0los\u00a0Caballeros.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1944<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Research is carried out about Dominican folklore music by noted musicologist\u00a0Coppersmith.\u00a0Additionally, Ralph Boggs\u00a0offers a course about the topic of folklore at the\u00a0Universidad\u00a0Aut\u00f3noma\u00a0de Santo Domingo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1946<\/strong> \u2013 The Dominican Folkloric Society is founded and the\u00a0Bolet\u00edn\u00a0del\u00a0Folclore\u00a0Dominicano\u00a0is published for the first time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1950<\/strong> \u2013 The First Folkloric Festival \u201cRecuerdos\u00a0del Ayer\u201d (memories from yesterday) is held in the Hotel\u00a0Jaragua\u00a0in Santo Domingo.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1955<\/strong> – \u201cEra de Trujillo\u201d\u00a0National Folkloric Congress is celebrated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1963<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Professor Juan Bosch, President of the Dominican Republic, promotes folklore exchanges with specialists from Venezuela. The same year, Bosch celebrates the Centenary of the Dominican Restoration, with a great event that highlighted the participation of folkloric groups, marking an important moment for national popular culture.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1970<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Folkloric Ballet from the Universidad\u00a0Aut\u00f3noma\u00a0de\u00a0Santo Domingo\u00a0is founded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1975<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The first edition of the Dominican Folklore Magazine is circulated. The first Provisional Folkloric Festival is celebrated in Puerto Plata.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1978<\/strong> \u2013 The Dominican Folkloric Almanac is put into circulation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1981<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The National Folkloric Ballet is created.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
1988<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Dominican\u00a0Folkore\u00a0Institute (INDEFOLK) is created at the\u00a0Casa de Teatro.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
2001<\/strong> \u2013 Decree\u00a0No. 173-01\u00a0designates February 10 as National Folklore Day in the Dominican Republic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
2003<\/strong> \u2013 The Dominican Republic\u2019s Folkloric Atlas is put into circulation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
2004<\/strong> \u2013 The National Directorate of Folklore is created under the Ministry of Culture.<\/p>\n
2006<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The book\u00a0\u201cRese\u00f1a\u00a0Hist\u00f3rica\u00a0del\u00a0Folclore\u00a0Dominicano\u201d by Edna Garrido de Boggs is put into\u00a0circulation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
2009<\/strong> \u2013 The Ministry of Culture published the first\u00a0\u201cBiblio-hemerograf\u00eda\u00a0de la\u00a0Cultura\u00a0Tradicional\u00a0y Popular de la\u00a0Rep\u00fablica\u00a0Dominicana\u201d.<\/p>\n
2016<\/strong> –\u00a0UNESCO\u00a0declares merengue as\u00a0heritage of humanity.<\/p>\n
2018<\/strong> – The<\/span><\/span>\u00a0OAS\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gave<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Cultural\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Heritage<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Americas<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>award<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Dominican<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Merengue<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Links of interest\u00a0<\/b>| R<\/b>eferences:
\n<\/b>Ministerio\u00a0de\u00a0Cultura\u00a0de la\u00a0Rep\u00fablica\u00a0Dominicana\u00a0www.cultura.gob.do
\n<\/a>Organizaci\u00f3n\u00a0de\u00a0Estados\u00a0Iberoamericanos\u00a0(OEI)\u00a0http:\/\/www.oei.es
\n<\/a>Consejo\u00a0Internacional\u00a0de\u00a0Museos\u00a0(ICOM)\u00a0http:\/\/icom.museum\/L\/1\/
\n<\/a>UNESCO\u00a0www.unesco.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominican Republic has the privilege of including within its cultural heritages the first civil, military and religious building built by Europeans in the New World. The Colonial City of\u00a0Santo Domingo,\u00a0for example, was declared a Cultural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990 and its considered a world center for Hispanic art. According to the … Continue reading “Cultural Heritage”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5980","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5980"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11116,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5980\/revisions\/11116"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}