00994nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001653002100042653001500063653002100078653004300099100001800142700001900160245009200179300001200271520055300283                                       d10aFood (THE\_3078)10aItaly (IT)10aSocial practices10arituals and festive events (ICH\_1229)1 aPier Petrillo1 aGiovanni Scepi00aLa dimensione culturale della dieta mediterranea patrimonio immateriale dell’umanità  a247-2703 aThe contribution aims to analyse the importance of the Mediterranean Diet iscription in ICH List in 2010. This element has a great value for the communities who share this practice, since it is more than just a food practice, but it is a true lifestyle modelthat has remained constant over time. Unesco recognition, therefore, becomes a useful tool for protecting the expression of this cultural tradition from the homologating risk of globalisation, making the communities themselves and the States Parties more aware of the value of this practice