The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)has inscribed Palestine’s Tradition of Nablusi soap making on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Nabulsi soap is a hand-crafted soap made in Palestine using three natural, local ingredients: olive oil, water and lye. Families work together to make the soap after the olive harvest, adding their stamp before packaging it and storing it for one year.
A source of income, the tradition is shared by most families. The use of olive oil reflects people’s strong relation to nature, and many people use their homemade soap as a gift for celebrations such as weddings and birthdays.
An opening ceremony was on Sunday, 1 December 2024. The session is chaired by H.E. Ms Nancy Ovelar de Gorostiaga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Paraguay to UNESCO
