


FIFO
Le Festival International Folklorique d’Octodure (FIFO), c’est le grand rendez-vous des cultures traditionnelles du monde, depuis 1986, du 29 juillet au 3 août 2024 à Martigny – Valais – Suisse. Des terres de l’Afrique en passant par les contreforts des Carpates, la cordillère des Andes, la péninsule des Balkans, les iles de la Méditerranée, sans oublier la chaîne des Alpes, le FIFO vous emmènera partout où des femmes et des hommes expriment leurs sentiments au travers de leur TRADITIONAL CULTURE.
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ICH
What is Intangible Cultural Heritage – ICH?
What is meant by “cultural heritage” has changed considerably in recent decades, partly as a result of the instruments developed by UNESCO.
Cultural heritage does not stop at monuments and collections of objects.
It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and transmitted to our descendants, such as oral traditions, them performing arts, them social practices, rituals and festive events, them knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills necessary for traditional craftsmanship.









Martigny cultural capital of Valais
Martigny invites you to the Place du Manoir for the "5 Continents" world music festival, at the foot of the Château de la Bâtiaz for the big fireworks display on August 1, at the corner of town for its market craftsmen, in the middle of its vineyard for the Fête de Plan-Cerisier, at the Foire du Valais, at the Amphitheater for its battle of queens or in Le Bourg for the Foire du Lard, or even in town for the traditional Christmas Market ! Let yourself be inspired by the art of living, by the flavor of the liqueurs distilled at Morand since 1889, by the southern climate, in the shade of century-old plane trees, and by the annual art exhibitions of galleries, museums and the Gianadda Foundation in Martigny. The town also offers many sporting activities and is a starting point for wonderful excursions to Chamonix, Bovernier, Trient, Salvan, Les Marécottes, Fully, Saillon, Verbier and many more.
