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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Living Heritage of Commerce in Ancient City - Iraq

Amidst the rapid modernization of the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil’s traditional markets remain the resilient pulse of the city’s cultural identity. Every Friday, the Bird Market and the 'Loka' (second-hand) market transform into a living gallery of history and human interaction. This photo series documents the preservation of ancestral commerce, where collectors of antiquities and breeders of rare birds sustain a social fabric that predates the city’s modern skyline. These markets are not merely commercial spaces, but sanctuaries of nostalgia and communal memory in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Photo by Othman Sabur Rashid/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: M7.5 Quake Leaves Damage to Ancestral Tablet Hall in Aomori

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture in northeast Japan around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and prompting immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders. This video shows damage to an ancestral tablet hall at a temple in Mutsu, northern Aomori, the following morning.

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Royals Visit Valdesoto, Exemplary Town of Asturias Award 2025 - Spain

The King and Queen of Spain, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia during the presentation ceremony of the Exemplary Town of Asturias 2025 Award in Valdesoto, on October 25, 2025, in Valdesoto, Siero, Asturias (Spain). Valdesoto, a parish in the municipality of Siero (Asturias), has been awarded the Exemplary Town of Asturias 2025 Award by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, after more than two decades of nominations promoted by its neighbors and associations. The jury highlighted its "commitment and collective effort to keep alive and promote ancestral traditions passed down from generation to generation", as well as its intense associationism, with more than thirty groups dedicated to leisure, culture, gastronomy, sports, folklore and environmental protection. Photo by Imanol Ramada/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Relatives and guests pose together in front of the Durga Puja altar at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Two women smear vermilion on each other’s faces during Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Women pose before the Durga idol after completing Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Women dressed in traditional saris place their hands together during the Sindoor Khela ritual at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Women in saris pose before the Durga idol after completing Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, LACARRY, AN ANCESTRAL TRADITION IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY, THE MASQUERADE IS ONE OF THE UNCHANGING RITUALS AT THE START OF THE YEAR. HERE, IT IS PLAYED ON THE FRONTON OF THE SMALL VILLAGE OF LACARRY (LAKARRI). A BASQUE DANCER (TRADITIONAL DANCE) PLAYING THE ROLE OF ?ZAMALZAIN?, THE HORSE DANCER, IS JUMPING Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, AINHOA, PANORAMA ON THE VILLAGE OF AINHOA AND THE MOUNTAIN LA RHUNE FROM THE NOTRE-DAME-D'ARANTZAZU CHAPEL (OR NOTRE-DAME-DE-L'AUBEPINE) ON THE TRADITIONAL DISCOID STELAE (ANCESTRAL FUNERAL CROSSES) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Several horses during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

A person holds the hair of horses with his hands during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

A person holds the hair of horses with his hands during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, during the last day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025, on July 7, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to worm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Third Day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

A horse during A Rapa Das Bestas, on July 6, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to deworm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Third Day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

A horse branded during A Rapa Das Bestas, on July 6, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to deworm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Third Day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold a horse during A Rapa Das Bestas, July 6, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to deworm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Third Day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold horses during A Rapa Das Bestas, July 6, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to deworm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Third Day of A Rapa Das Bestas 2025 - Spain

Participants try to hold a horse during A Rapa Das Bestas, July 6, 2025, in Sabucedo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). A Rapa Das Bestas is an ancestral Galician festival that consists of capturing wild horses in the bush, leading them to the curro (closed enclosure) and cutting their manes to deworm and care for them. It is a ritual of strength and tradition that symbolizes the coexistence between man and nature, celebrated mainly in Sabucedo. Photo by Agostime/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM