The times of Hego Euskal Herria are already intangible cultural heritage
The Spanish Government recognizes in a royal decree the symbolic and social value of the times in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. The declaration will help to ensure the preservation of these traditional constructions, which jeopardize the lack of maintenance, homogenization and generational differences.
The time of Aguirre, Bergara
On Tuesday, the Council of Ministers adopted a royal decree designating the northern times of the Iberian Peninsula as representative ofthe Intangible Cultural Heritage , a measure promoted by the Ministry of Culture led by Ernest Urtasun, whichrecognizesthe symbolic and social value of these traditional constructions , which can also be found in Hego Euskal Herria.
The Ministry has stressed in a statement that the timesplay an "essential role" as cultural markers and expressions of collective identity. Beyond the functions of preserving crops and protecting food from rodents and moisture, these structures represent social practices, shared knowledge and memories transmitted from generation to generation.
The decree refers not only to the material aspect of the times, but alsoto the "contemporary and complex intangible capital" that communities have developed around them.
The Department of Culture has stressed that these symbolic values are an important cultural capital and contribute to social cohesion and the strengthening of local and regional identities, but the Ministry has warned ofthe risks that threatentheir future , such as the loss of their original use, homogenization, generational disconnection or the disappearance of the cultural contexts in which they are located. "
To meet these challenges, thenew decree will be responsiblefor ensuring the material preservation of the times and protecting the traditional professions This declaration seeks to preserve, in addition to the architecture of the times, their identity and collective memory.
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