A Study of the Intangible Heritage of the Kinnara People of Sri Lanka

Abstract

Applied, performing and documentary arts can also be considered traditional indigenous knowledge as intangible heritage in general. The Kinnar people living in Sri Lanka can be identified as a group of people who are nourished by that intangible heritage. The Kinnara people of Sri Lanka are often identified as a group that is alienated from the outside society. The purpose of this research was to study the intangible heritage of such a group, the Kinnar people, identify its diversity and document it. What are the varieties of the intangible of the Kinnara people? What is the people's life connected with that? The problem of this research was to study This research was conducted by studying the secondary source under the qualitative data collection research method as the proposed research method of this research. Under the secondary source, books, newspapers, magazines and internet magazines as well as libraries, etc. are used. In this way, it was possible to uncover the facts about the diversity of the intangible heritage of the Kinnar people. The Kinnar people in particular have a rich intangible heritage deeply rooted in their unique lifestyle, culture and traditions. Oral traditions and legends belonging to that culture, inherited colloquial language, drumming and singing, traditional hunting methods, coming of age ceremonies, faiths and beliefs, bamboo and palm leaf crafts, community ties, and cooking methods, Tahanchi can be studied here. it was. This study illustrates the complexity and richness of the intangible heritage of the Kinnara people. These intangible heritages are different from other societies. Preserving the intangible heritage of the Kinnar people is very important to maintain the sustainability of their traditional way of life. Nowadays, there is a situation where this heritage is disappearing from the Kinnara people.