This day was established by UNESCO in 1983, with the aim of raising awareness among member states to diversify, protect and conserve cultural heritage.
Representing an annual moment of celebration of patrimonial diversity, it is intended that April 18 to function as a commemorative milestone of national cultural heritage, but also celebrates international solidarity around the safeguarding and valorization of cultural heritage around the world.Angola has a considerable historical-cultural heritage, highlighting buildings, sites and places of memory, rock art, natural parks, fauna and flora.
according to the Angolan ministry of culture, in the concrete case of built heritage, sites or places of memory constitute the most eloquent testimony of the historical path of activity and the sensitivity of the Angolan people at different times, contexts and situations that mark their history.
beyond several historical places that the country has, special attention should be provided to the rupestrian paintings located in the province of Namibe, which constitute tourist destination that can be used by both the executive and private investors.
This destination can be added the anthropology museum, the first building of the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary (Kambambe Fortress), in the province of Cuanza Norte, the Dundo Museum, the national parks of Cangandala, Habitat da Palanca Gigante, Kameia, Yona, among others.
The date is an opportunity to sensitize the public about the diversity of cultural heritage, and the efforts that their protection and conservation require. It also allows to expose its vulnerability and need to pay it continuous attention.
This way, every year it is asked from UNESCO member states that, on this day, promote activities and free visits to historical sites, monuments and museums.
]]>It was the Portuguese who introduced Carnival in Angola
The first sketches of carnival games were progressively introduced in the kingdom of Congo after the first contacts between the Portuguese and the inhabitants of the basin of the great "N'zadi" river, in Zaire.
The first people who followed this type of demonstration were the N'Zombo from the south bank of the N'Zaire and the N'Zaus from the north bank of the same river, today called Cabinda, the Lândanas and Inbindas of the time.
Later, N'Zeto de Songo and Solongo also joined this game of life, but lastly in the kingdom of Manikongo.