Moshu ritual in Odesa region

Moshu ritual in Odesa region

ORLIVKA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 24, 2024 - A group of young men dressed in military uniforms pound the ground with sticks made of tightly tied bulrush that are known as machuks to drive away evil spirits during the all-male Christmas ritual called the Moshu, Orlivka village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Moshu ritual in Odesa region

Moshu ritual in Odesa region

ORLIVKA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 25, 2024 - A group of young men dressed in military uniforms pound the ground with sticks made of tightly tied bulrush that are known as machuks to drive away evil spirits during the all-male Christmas ritual called the Moshu, Orlivka village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Moshu ritual in Odesa region

Moshu ritual in Odesa region

ORLIVKA, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 25, 2024 - A group of young men dressed in military uniforms pound the ground with sticks made of tightly tied bulrush that are known as machuks to drive away evil spirits during the all-male Christmas ritual called the Moshu, Orlivka village, Odesa region, southern Ukraine.

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush prepare to leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called "himegama," which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will travel the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called himegama, which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will sail the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush prepare to leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called "himegama," which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will travel the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called himegama, which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will sail the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo