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The culture of Palestinians is influenced by the many diverse cultures and religions which have existed in the historical region of Palestine and the state of Palestine. The cultural and linguistic heritage of Palestinian Arabs along with Lebanese, Syrians, and Jordanians is integral part of Levantine Arab culture.[1] Palestinians also have their own dialect of Arabic called the Palestinian dialect.

Cultural contributions to the fields of art, literature, music, costume and cuisine express the Palestinian identity despite the geographical separation between the Palestinians from the Palestinian territories, Palestinian citizens of Israel and Palestinians in the diaspora.[2][3]

Palestinian culture consists of food, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and comprising the traditions (including oral traditions) of Palestinian culture. The folklorist revival among Palestinian intellectuals such as Nimr Sirhan, Musa Allush, Salim Mubayyid, and others emphasized pre-Islamic cultural roots.

Palestine's significant intangible cultural heritage has been recognised by UNSECO, with a first inscription for Palestinian hikaye made in 2008 to its list of intangible cultural heritage.[4] This was followed by a further listing in 2021 for Palestinian embroidery,[5] and joint listings with other Arab States for calligraphy and knowledge and use of the date palm.[6][7]

  1. ^ Albala, Ken (2011-05-25). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia [4 volumes]: [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-37627-6.
  2. ^ Ismail Elmokadem (10 December 2005). "Book records Palestinian art history". Archived from the original on 19 April 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ Danny Moran. "Manchester Festival of Palestinian Literature". Manchester Festival of Palestinian literature. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ Adam, Thomas; Stiefel, Barry L.; Peleg, Shelley-Anne (2023-04-17). Yearbook of Transnational History: (2023). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-1-68393-379-3.
  5. ^ "UNESCO - The art of embroidery in Palestine, practices, skills, knowledge and rituals". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. ^ "Calligraphy". Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics. doi:10.1163/1570-6699_eall_eall_dum_0028. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  7. ^ "UNESCO - Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-11-10.