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'Chocalheira' and camel coaxing are on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage Rituals in need of urgent safeguarding. Their Culture Unit Chief, Tim Curtis tells us why

(Francisca Maia uses a hammer to shape a 'chocalho' (cattle bell in Portuguese) at Pardalinho factory in Alcacovas, Alentejo, south of Portugal on December 3, 2015. 'Chocalheira' craftwork was listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO on December 1, 2015 - Photo credit should read PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images)