Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager uses finished Kangana jars as molds to shape bowls for new ones in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager, along with his children, shows two fully sealed Kangana jars in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager loads grapes into Kangana bowls in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2025 shows Kangana bowls being slowly air-dried under sunlight in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager shows bowls of an extra-large Kangana jar in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

Dora Jar arrives at the 2025 American Music Awards held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

Dora Jar arrives at the 2025 American Music Awards held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

Dora Jar arrives at the 2025 American Music Awards held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

Dora Jar arrives at the 2025 American Music Awards held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

2025 American Music Awards - Arrivals

Dora Jar arrives at the 2025 American Music Awards held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Seed germination

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Seafood processing production complex in ZaporizhzhiaSeafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia

Seafood processing production complex in ZaporizhzhiaSeafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - An employee weighs herring in a jar at a seafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia, southestern Ukraine.

Seafood processing production complex in ZaporizhzhiaSeafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia

Seafood processing production complex in ZaporizhzhiaSeafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - An employee puts herring into a jar at a seafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia, southestern Ukraine.

Seafood processing production complex in ZaporizhzhiaSeafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia

Seafood processing production complex in ZaporizhzhiaSeafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - Products are packaged at a seafood processing production complex in Zaporizhzhia, southestern Ukraine.

Russian drones attack Odesa

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Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Dora Jar arrives at Universal Music Group's 2024 66th GRAMMY Awards After Party held at nya studios WEST on February 4, 2024 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Dora Jar arrives at Universal Music Group's 2024 66th GRAMMY Awards After Party held at nya studios WEST on February 4, 2024 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Dora Jar arrives at Universal Music Group's 2024 66th GRAMMY Awards After Party held at nya studios WEST on February 4, 2024 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Dora Jar, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Dora Jar, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Dora Jar, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-INCA CIVILIZATION-EXHIBITION (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-INCA CIVILIZATION-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240110) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024 shows a human-shaped jar displayed at an exhibition on the Inca civilization at the Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The exhibition opened to the public on Wednesday and will last until April 10. It showcases 168 pieces or sets of exhibits from 14 museums in Peru, including boneware, ceramics, metals, stoneware, woodware, textiles, paintings, and mummies. (Photo by Zhang Yan/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEBEI-BAIREN TOWN SITE-RELICS (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-BAIREN TOWN SITE-RELICS (CN)

(231124) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 25, 2023 shows archaeologists recovering a pottery jar unearthed at the Bairen Town site in the city of Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province. A large number of pottery objects, kilns and pottery-making tools dating back about 2,000 years have been unearthed in the ruins of an ancient city in north China's Hebei Province, providing further evidence for the study of the pottery industry during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD). TO GO WITH "Ancient pottery, kilns and wells unearthed in north China ruins" (Xinhua)

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker paints a wine jar flowers at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, Nov. 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - Workers pack kimchi containers for export to Japan at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker boxes jars at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker boxes jars at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker paints a wine jar flowers at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, Nov. 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker glazes a jar of kimchi at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker uses a cart to transport wine jars at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker uses a cart to transport wine jars at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker checks the quality of ceramic products at a ceramic production workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker transports ceramic products at a ceramic production workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker glazes a jar of kimchi at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker transports ceramic products at a ceramic production workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker glazes a jar of kimchi at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

A Ceramic Production Workshop in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2023 - A worker glazes a jar of kimchi at a ceramics workshop in Chongqing, China, November 16, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

An Open-air Soy Sauce Drying Field in Rugao

RUGAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 24, 2023 - Workers use a wooden rake to stir and dry sauce in a soy sauce jar at an open-air soy sauce drying field in Rugao, Jiangsu province, China, Oct 24, 2023.