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Definition of heritage
The folklore of a people is defined as all that it inherited from customs, traditions, arts, material holdings, and other things from its predecessors, whereby folklore is a distinctive and distinctive sign for each people, so that it is distinguished from it from the rest of the other peoples, and its own identity is formed . As for human heritage, it is broader than folklore, as it consists of everything that human peoples have inherited from their ancestors, generation after generation, and civilization after civilization, until today the heritage has become very rich in its components and elements.
Heritage Preservation
Heritage is the historical incubator of the people, hence preserving heritage is one of the first priorities at all, but globalization and an accelerated lifestyle have made the task extremely difficult for those interested in preserving their heritage and passing it on to future generations.
One of the most important ways to preserve the heritage is to define the new generation by it in schools and from a young age, as this is done through appropriate methods that are appropriate for all ages. Besides, the responsibility to preserve the heritage also rests with the family in the home, so parents disavow this responsibility with the tendency of some of them to stuff the brains of children with the principles of exotic and inhuman cultures, sometimes it may replace the heritage with its beautiful and sublime components with destructive ideas from Ultimately, it will lead to the loss of identities of different peoples. In addition to the foregoing, the responsibility to preserve the heritage also rests with the state itself. The state’s pursuit of development should not prevent it from preserving its heritage, its originality, customs, and traditions, and there are many successful experiences that confirm the possibility of doing so and bringing together Originality and contemporary.
Heritage development
One of the most important means that helps to develop heritage is to develop its presentation methods and include it in different curricula in a manner that is appropriate for students’ levels and their cognitive abilities. Exposing heritage in rigid ways will never serve it, on the contrary, this will cause people to be alienated from it, which leads to its waste and its loss in favor of other cultures. . Since archeological and touristic sites are considered part of the cultural heritage of a specific people, it should be taken care of and qualified in terms of tourism in order to become an important tourist attraction points in the state, and heritage should be spread outside the country through the concerned authorities, and honorable citizens who belong to their land And their homeland, and heritage may develop sometimes when different peoples pollinate, which leads to the emergence of many important and new heritage components.
