According to a government statement, to which VerAngola had access, the declaration of instruments and dance was made in the field of traditional knowledge and crafts.
"The Hungo musical instruments and the Cinguvo Drum, and the Olundongo dance were declared national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, in the fields of traditional knowledge and crafts", says the note.
Traditional games were declared to be in the domain of artistic expressions and social practices, rituals and festive events.
"In executive decrees published on April 10, the Ministry of Culture also declared 19 traditional games of the peoples of southern Angola as national intangible cultural heritage, in the field of artistic expressions and social practices, rituals and festive events", says the statement, which adds that the games "include Cambangula, Eco, Otchipuete, Umkiri, Onomgombe Bulua, Obangula Lovifo, Ocanho, Ocatenga Cangue Ouelauocomaco Ecuaila Liamuhombua Hombua, Hocuiacula, Hatchatchatcha, Onongombe Hipi, Lalupolo Ncaluwiya, Omundele, Kena, Ocafuandoco, Aicuto and Oghunshe".
According to the ministry, "games play a very significant role in Angolan culture, not only as a form of entertainment, but also as instruments of education, socialization and preservation of traditions of four ethnolinguistic groups of the peoples of southern Angola, specifically the Ovimbundu (from Benguela), Nhaneca Humbe (from Huíla), Cupes or Vátua (from Namibe) and the Ovambo (from Cunene)."
"The classification of these games and other intangible cultural heritage is due to the need to prevent their disappearance, to promote measures aimed at valuing and preserving them for future generations, and to support the revitalization and conservation of cultural traditions," the note explains.
Among the classifications is also the Sports Club and Maritime Recreation Center of the Island, in addition to the Headquarters Building of the National Radio of Angola (RNA).
"As it constitutes one of the notable and important sites of memory and has played a relevant historical role, together with one of the currents of Angolan nationalism, the Clube Desportivo e Centro Recreativo Marítimo da Ilha, in the province of Luanda, was classified as a site of national historical interest", says the note, adding that, still in the capital, the RNA headquarters building, "located in the municipality of Maianga, was classified as national cultural heritage, in view of the need for its conservation due to its relevant cultural, historical and architectural interest".
