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Reggae as a heritage calendar
Well supported
Reggae Month, Grounation and UNESCO show how Jamaica presents reggae as living heritage.
In short
Official heritage programmes turn reggae history into calendars, lectures, source files and public ceremonies that editors can verify year by year.
The fuller picture
Reggae Month began as an official February observance; Grounation brings lectures and performances into that same month; UNESCO's reggae inscription gives an international heritage frame. Together they show reggae as a living public-history system, not only a catalogue of records.
What the sources say
Sources: JIS Reggae Month feature; Institute of Jamaica events page; UNESCO ICH reggae file. Treat each year's events as separate source claims and verify lineups against official calendars before adding artist relations.