@article{12958, author = {Shaoya He and Xia Zhu}, title = {Safeguarding Festivals Reflections on the Training Workshop for Young ICH Bearers}, abstract = {The Folklore Program at Beijing Normal University is participating in the new central government initiative "Workshop for Training Inheritance ofIntangible Cultural Heritage Bearers," a platform for ICH bearers to transmit traditional knowledge and skill to younger generations. This essay reflects on the experience of holding this workshop on the theme of "festival-ritual," which involved working with parties in the local village and government and promoting new models of transmitting traditions by training young bearers.}, volume = {81}, number = {2}, pages = {207-217}, issn = {0043-373X}, }