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Ashura Procession - Beirut

Men raise their fists while wearing yellow vests and red headbands in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon on July 6, 2025. The gathering takes place during an Ashura procession, where Shia Muslim worshipers commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein with symbolic acts of mourning and displays of collective solidarity. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas in the areas affected by the DANA - Spain

Two girls wearing reindeer headbands on December 24, 2024, in Paiporta, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana (Spain). There are many families who were affected by the DANA that devastated Valencia last October 29 and caused the death of more than 220 people. Since then, these people have been struggling to recover normality and with the arrival of the holidays they are trying to live Christmas in the best possible way despite the fact that they are still cleaning and working in the affected areas. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-SAN DIEGO-ZOO-PANDA DAY

(240808) -- SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People with panda headbands pose for photos at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, the United States, Aug. 7, 2024. To celebrate the highly anticipated public debut of two giant pandas -- Yun Chuan and Xin Bao -- at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proclaimed Aug. 8 as California Panda Day. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hello Kitty events in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors wearing Hello Kitty headbands look at items related to the feline character displayed in the "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty" exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 22, 2014. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America began Oct. 11 and runs until April 26, 2015, to commemorate the internationally celebrated character's 40th anniversary.

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Prime Minister Aso in general election campaign

OYAMA, Japan - With Japanese national flags in their hands and wearing headbands that read ''victory,'' supporters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed by Prime Minister Taro Aso listen to his stump speech in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, the last day of campaigning for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Aso's LDP, which has held power almost without interruption for over 50 years, is struggling against the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which polls show is likely to see a landslide win in the election.

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kunio Hatoyama, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, shakes hands with his supporters in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan. Many of Hatoyama's supporters wear headbands that read ''Victory,'' another practice that is commonly seen in elections in Japan.

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Fishermen blockade gates to Isahaya Bay land reclamation site

ISAHAYA, Japan - About 200 fishermen wearing headbands blockade several gates to the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture on Feb. 24 to protest at the state-run project, which they believe is the cause of the season's poor ''nori'' seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Marchers in Okinawa demand removal of U.S. bases

NAHA, Japan - Hundreds of protesters begin a march in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 12 in advance of the 28th anniversary May 15 of the prefecture's reversion to Japan. The protesters, many wearing headbands calling for a ''base-free Okinawa,'' demanded the withdrawal of all U.S. military facilities from the prefecture.

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Prime Minister Aso in general election campaign

OYAMA, Japan - With Japanese national flags in their hands and wearing headbands that read ''victory,'' supporters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed by Prime Minister Taro Aso listen to his stump speech in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, the last day of campaigning for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election. Aso's LDP, which has held power almost without interruption for over 50 years, is struggling against the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, which polls show is likely to see a landslide win in the election. (Kyodo)

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Bigger the sash, bigger the election win in Japan?

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kunio Hatoyama, wearing a wide sash bearing his name, shakes hands with his supporters in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 18, the start of the official campaign for the Aug. 30 general election. Most candidates including veteran politicians wear name sashes in elections in Japan. Many of Hatoyama's supporters wear headbands that read ''Victory,'' another practice that is commonly seen in elections in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Rice planting

Five women with hair covers and two men wearing headbands are planting rice shoots in a rice paddy. They line up, plant the rice shoots in a row, then step back and plant another row at an equal interval.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐33‐0]

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Dancing men

Mt. Fuji is visible in the background. The man on the front left is wearing a straw apron while the others are wearing headbands and short coats, imitating the styles of fisher folk. This is a seaside group dance.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐45‐0]

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A cargo carrier

Two labourers are carrying luggage in the manner of palanquin bearers. They are holding a walking sticks and wearing momohiki (long johns), short coats and headbands.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐94‐0]

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A general shop

Two sales clerks wearing hachimaki headbands sell tubs for cooked rice, small and large drawers, cooking pots, pails and other products. The box on the left was used to hold sets of rice bowls. A large drum is visible on the right.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐91‐0]

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Practicing naginata

The woman on the left is holding a naginata long sword with her sleeves pulled up with a cord. The man on the right is defending himself with a sword in each hand. Both are wearing headbands.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐59‐0]

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A mother and her daughter in a basket palanquin

The kago (palanquin) was widely used in the Edo Period. Many types were developed for different social classes and purposes. This palanquin has no straw curtain and so is probably a yamakago used for mountain passages. A cushion was used to absorb shocks. The bearers are wearing loincloths, straw sandals and headbands, and they are holding ikizue (breath sticks) to regulate breathing while walking.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐56‐0]

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palanquin bearers

The kago (palanquin) was widely used in the Edo Period. Many types were developed for different social classes and purposes. This palanquin has no straw curtain and so is probably a yamakago used for mountain passages. A cushion was used to absorb shocks. The bearers are wearing loincloths, straw sandals and headbands, and they are holding ikizue (breath sticks) to regulate breathing while walking.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐37‐0]

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Rice planting

Seven people including two women with hair covers, two men wearing headbands, a man with a hat, and a man with a cheek cover plant rice shoots in a row. A man wearing a bamboo hat is carrying the rice shoots on the ridge of the rice paddy.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐7‐0]

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Rice planting

Five women with hair covers and two men wearing headbands are planting rice shoots in a rice paddy. They line up, plant the rice shoots in a row, then step back and plant another row at an equal interval.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐143‐2]

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Girls clenching their fists

Ken (fist) is a game played by two people with the hands and fingers. The two people face each other and shout time. The game was played as entertainment at parties. The headbands and informal way of sitting conveys the atmosphere of conviviality. The game was first introduced from China via Nagasaki during the Edo Period. In English the game is called paper, scissors and rock.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐6‐0]

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Hello Kitty events in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors wearing Hello Kitty headbands look at items related to the feline character displayed in the "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty" exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 22, 2014. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America began Oct. 11 and runs until April 26, 2015, to commemorate the internationally celebrated character's 40th anniversary. (Kyodo)

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Festival of semi-naked men in Osaka temple

Hundreds of young men, wearing only loincloths and headbands, scramble to catch charms to fend off evil that have been scattered from the ceiling of Osaka's Shitenno-ji temple during the annual Doya Doya festival on Jan. 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishermen blockade gates to Isahaya Bay land reclamation site

ISAHAYA, Japan - About 200 fishermen wearing headbands blockade several gates to the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture on Feb. 24 to protest at the state-run project, which they believe is the cause of the season's poor ''nori'' seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Marchers in Okinawa demand removal of U.S. bases

NAHA, Japan - Hundreds of protesters begin a march in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 12 in advance of the 28th anniversary May 15 of the prefecture's reversion to Japan. The protesters, many wearing headbands calling for a ''base-free Okinawa,'' demanded the withdrawal of all U.S. military facilities from the prefecture.