The Patrinos Carnival, the main establishment of Patras was registered within the Nationwide Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece, carried out since 2006 throughout the framework of the related UNESCO conference, along with 18 extra new gadgets of intangible cultural heritage, in response to the official announcement of the Ministry of Tradition .
The registration of the Patrinos Carnival within the Nationwide Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece was the profitable results of a collection of procedures and coordinated actions adopted by the Municipality of Patreon and KEDIP-Patra Carnival within the context of KEDIP’s request for the inclusion of the Patrinos Carnival.
Within the framework of the implementation of the UNESCO Conference, our nation has systematically created and enriched the Nationwide Index of Intangible Cultural Heritage, by which communities of intangible cultural heritage operators have the chance to spotlight the weather they think regarding vital for his or her identification. Their registration within the Nationwide Register is barely a single step for the cooperation of the administration, scientific group and, above all, the communities themselves as actors, for the elaboration and implementation of insurance policies aimed toward preserving the traditions and passing them on to the newer ones. generations.
The aim of the Unesco Conference, which has been ratified by 178 states, is to:
a. the safety of intangible cultural heritage
b. respecting the intangible cultural heritage of the communities, teams and folks involved
c. elevating consciousness at native, nationwide and worldwide ranges of the significance of intangible cultural heritage and the mutual respect that ought to be accorded
d. worldwide cooperation and help.
Within the announcement of the Ministry of International Affairs, the Patrino Carnival, among the many 19 new parts of the intangible cultural heritage that had been registered, is described as follows: “The Patrino Carnival is the main establishment of Patras, a common celebration and a multifaceted occasion. It begins on January seventeenth and ends on Clear Monday. Its most vital occasions are: the Hidden Treasure Recreation, the Kids’s Carnival, two Parades (Evening, Grand Sunday Parade) and the opening and shutting ceremonies.
Subversion, satire, creativeness, hilarity, ingenuity are key options, whereas inventive creation, spontaneity and voluntary participation go away an indelible mark on an exuberant program of occasions unfolding spreading the joyful message of hope, pleasure and rebirth ».
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