BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsman Mr. Sagio, completing the form of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop produces a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows children in kindergarten how to work with a wooden puppet ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen with his puppet he produce in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows a puppet in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows a puppet in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows a puppet in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Artist repair the hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Artists practice with hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist entertains a kid with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist poses for a photo with two hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Puppets are seen ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: Puppets created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik are seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: Equipment of 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik are seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: Puppets created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik are seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: A puppet created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist shows a puppet at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at an attic inside Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Performances of Guangdong puppet show in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Puppets are seen in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: People take photos with the puppets in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Puppets are seen in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsman Mr. Sagio, completing the form of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop produces a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BANTUL, YOGYAKARTA, MARCH - 20 : Craftsmen perform the completion of shadow puppets at the Griya Carving Leather traditional craft workshop in Bangunjiwo village, Kasihan, Yogyakarta on March, 17,2023. The sculptor and founder of Sagio Griya Carving Leather concentrates on making wayang and souvenirs from buffalo and cow skins to protect ancestral cultural heritage from becoming extinct but is quite concerned about young people who are reluctant to learn to carve wayang. The workshop makes a set of 500 puppets with different shapes according to the figures and characteristics of the puppets, and makes modifications to the puppets such as using glass, paper and silhouette painting with the aim of getting people to know the characters of the puppets again. Dasril Roszandi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows children in kindergarten how to work with a wooden puppet ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows children in kindergarten how to work with a wooden puppet ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: Puppet created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen with his puppet he produce in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows a puppet in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 20: Puppet created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 20, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Performances of Guangdong puppet show in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Puppet is seen in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Performances of Guangdong puppet show in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik shows his hands as he works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: Equipment of 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: A puppet created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: Puppets created by 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik is seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist repairs a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist repairs a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist repairs a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: A puppet is seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: A puppet is seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Puppets are seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist is seen with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Artists practice with hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Artists practice with hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Artists practice with hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: A puppet is seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Puppets are seen as artists practice with hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: Artists practice with hand puppets ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: A puppet is seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: A puppet is seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: A puppet is seen as artists practice puppetry with a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist repairs a hand puppet ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - MARCH 20: An artist brings different props for puppetry ahead of the World Puppetry Day at Jolputul Puppet Studio in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 20, 2023. Niamul Rifat / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: Equipment of 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik are seen in his atelier ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA - MARCH 17: 73-year-old Czech carver Jaroslav Slavik works in his atelier to produce wooden puppets ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Ostrava, Czechia on March 17, 2023. He creates puppets from 25 to 50 centimeters, taking more than seven days to make one puppet. He has been carving puppets for 16 years and is the main supplier in many specialized Prague shops today. His most popular creations include Pinocchios and Kasparki, which the French nicknamed card jokers due to their likeness and high demand. Most recently he supplied a whole set of wooden puppets to a Czech puppet theatre. According to the National Information and Advisory Centre for Culture, there are now nine professional puppet theatres in the Czech Republic, a hundred independent groups and another 300 amateur groups. Puppetry in Czechia has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List since 1 December 2016. Lukas Kabon / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at an attic inside Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at an attic inside Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: A view of Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, as puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined on the wall, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at an attic inside Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at an attic inside Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at an attic inside Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppets of all shapes and sizes are lined at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Artist manipulates of puppets for a performance at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: Puppet of all shapes and sizes is seen at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - MARCH 18: An artist is seen in front of a newspaper written Don Eloy and his family in Spanish title, at Don Eloy Historical Puppet Theater, built as a library in 1963, ahead of World Puppetry Day celebrated on March 21, in Bogota, Colombia on March 18, 2023. Traditional puppet art is characterized by specific styles, particular histories, types of puppets, and performance techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation. Juancho Torres / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: People visit the Guangdong Puppet Show Museum in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: People visit the Guangdong Puppet Show Museum in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: People visit the Guangdong Puppet Show Museum in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

GUANGZHOU,CHINA - MARCH 21: Puppets are seen in Lingnan Impression during the World Puppetry Day on March 21, 2023 in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province of China.Guangdong puppet show is a traditional drama and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. John Ricky / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM