Participants wearing historical costumes on parade, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Participants wearing historical costumes on parade, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Stillsman inspecting copper spirit stills in the Stillshouse at Talisker Whisky Distillery making single malt whisky in Carbost on Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingodm, Europe

Festas do Espirito Santo, Holy Spirit Festivities, Riberinha, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Holy Spirit Festivities, Vila Nova, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Holy Spirit Festivities, Vila Nova, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Cachaca is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice and a popular alcoholic beverage throughout Brazil, South America

Unidentified people celebrating Chinese New Year in January 2025, Bangkok, Thailand

Cortejo do Espirito Santo, Holy Spirit Festivity Procession, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Europe

Formerly built to re-house the spirit from the ficus tree, donations of phallic symbols have resulted in the shrine being dedicated to fertility, Chao Mae Tuptim (Shrine of the Goddess Tuptim), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Spirit Tower at the Ming Tombs site, Chang Ling, Beijing (formerly Peking), China

Participants wearing historical costumes on parade, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Participants wearing historical costumes on parade, Noto, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Formerly built to re-house the spirit from the ficus tree, donations of phallic symbols have resulted in the shrine being dedicated to fertility, Chao Mae Tuptim (Shrine of the Goddess Tuptim), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Whiskey and spirit bottles lined up along bar, Georgetown, Washington DC, USA

A little girl getting into the spirit of things with a taiko drum at the Sanja Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Statue of a resting horse, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Changling, Beijing, China

Statue of a standing Xiezi, mythical Chinese Unicorn, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Beijing, China

Descent of the Holy Spirit, Our Lady of the Assumption church, Cordon, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

The ceiling frescoes in Heiliggeistkirche, church of the Holy Spirit, painted by Cosmas Damian Asam, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Statue of a lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Statue of a high civil official, advisor to the emperor, on Spirit Way at Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Gravestone in churchyard at All Saints Church in Church Lench, Worcestershire, UK

Ancient tomb in St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Broadwell, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer sculpture by Craig Dan Goseyun and Anthropology Laboratory, New Mexico Museum, Museum Hill, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Thousands of trees blown down by the 1980 eruption still floating on Spirit Lake north of the mountain, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Man with alembique spirit still, Western Loire, France, Europe

Statue of a standing Xiezi, mythical Chinese Unicorn, on Spirit Way at the Ming Tombs site, Beijing, China

The Spirit of Sir John A, CPR Engine 1095 built by Canadian Locomotive Company in 1913, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, North America

Rolls Royce radiator cap, the spirit of ecstasy, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Statue of a military officer on Spirit Way at the Ming Tombs site, Changling, Beijing, China

Spirit Lake in the landscape north of Mount St. Helens devastated by the 1980 eruption, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Holy Spirit, Am Steinhof church (Church Leopold), Vienna, Austria, Europe

Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer sculpture by Craig Dan Goseyun and Anthropology Laboratory, New Mexico Museum, Museum Hill, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Heiliggeistkirche church holy spirit dove by Joseph Plecnik, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Barrels of rum, French Antilles, West Indies, Central America

Cross and Holy Spirit, World Youth Day in 2008, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Statue of a standing Qilin, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Mount Popa, centre of Nat worship, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Phallus symbols on house to ward off evil spirits, Bumthang Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Guardian figures carved in the hardest of wood, found at the junctions of footpaths leading to villages for protection from evil spirits, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of a resting lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit, Franciscan Church of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Lava dome in crater seen from rim, Mount St. Helens after 1980 eruption, with Spirit Lake and Mount Rainier in the distance, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Statue of a standing elephant, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Interior of the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, the chief Russian Orthodox church of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Statue of a resting lion, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Spirit of Haida Gwaii, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec Province, Canada, North America

Spirit House at Jim Thompson's house, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Snakes in bottles of spirits thought to have medicinal properties, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of a stading camel, Spirit Way, Ming Tombs, Beijing (Peking), China

Snakes in bottles of spirits thought to have medicinal properties, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Holy Spirit, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

The biggest Nat ritual, Festival of Spirits, Taungbyon, Mandalay Division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Phallus above house door to ward off evil spirits, Jankar, Bumthang Valley, Bhutan, Asia

Spirit of Bermuda sloop in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Sandys Parish, Bermuda, Central America

Interior, Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Dominikonu Street, Vilnius, Lithuania, Baltic States, Europe

Blast area of 1980 eruption with destroyed forest, floating timber on Spirit Lake and new crater, Washington State., United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Spirit House at Jim Thompson's house, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Eucharist, Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Anglican Church of St. James, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Close-up of an old bottle of Calvados from Normandy, France, Europe

Holy Spirit mosaic, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Cellars containing Calvados, Chateau de Breuil, Auge, Normandie, France, Europe

Spirit house, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Humla, shamans. shamans central to ceremonial life, with their spirit possession high point of every collective ritual. Their white wool tufted turnans match description of zhangzhung’s priests

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600

Yoruba women dance in trance at a sacred water festival to honor their animistic spirits. nigeria, africa

The idea of the interconnectedness of all things is central to the tribal way of looking at the world. practical knowledge of the environment, of crops and medicines, of hunting and fishing, is a byproduct of it. the makuna believe that human beings, animals, and all of nature are parts of the same one. animals and fish live in their own communities, which are just like human communities, with their chiefs, their shamans, their dance houses, their songs, and their material possessions. when human peoples dance in this world, the shaman invites the animal people to dance in theirs. if humans do not dance and shamans do not offer spirit food to the animal people, the animals will die out and there will be no more game left in the world. for the makuna the radical disjunction so characteristic of western thought between nature and culture, men and animals, dissolves. eastern colombia amazon, vaupes region, population: 600

Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased

Invocation of the tengir (celestial) forces by means of drumming and dance. Like the sun, fire is a the shamans often wear a ?light-protecting visor? Over their eyes. The radiance of the celestial spirits can be extremely strong, and this protects the onlookers from the blast of light when the celestial spirits enter the body of the shaman. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Mani mask dancers at mani festival marks setting in of spring season in humla. masked dances diversion a long-established part of bonpo religious ceremonies.Dance Is means by which supernatural forces be brought down to world of. Dance recalls a time when distance between spirits samll. Humla, north-west nepal

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Spirit houses, Eklutna Historical Village, Anchorage area, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Namibia children, many of whom aids orphans positive themselves at bernard nordkamp (youth) center, katatura, a black township of windhoek, (dating from apartheid). Singing christian songs with a theme of protecting children against abuse, pregnancy, aids raising their spirits

Participant in the annual Minstrels procession (also referred to as the Coon Carnival) in Cape Town.

Cognac aging in barrels in cellars, Charente, France, Europe

Ireland, Dublin, Jameson Distillery, Copper Still

UGANDA The work of Comboni Samaritans, Gulu. The Gwoke Ber AIDS support group. They keep up their spirits by music and dance, and also perform drama skits to teach about avioding AIDS in the local villages. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Namibia children, many of whom aids orphans positive themselves at bernard nordkamp (youth) center, katatura, a black township of windhoek, (dating from apartheid). Singing christian songs with a theme of protecting children against abuse, pregnancy, aids raising their spirits

Russia, St Petersburg, Vodka Display Unit With Ice

Spirit of St. Louis plane, Air and Space Museum, National Mall, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

HONG KONG Holy Spirit Seminary and Study Center. photo by Sean Sprague

Buildings are painted with the color red which has the power to protect from the malevolent tsan spirits. Ladakh, India

Man drinking a rum after work, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Spirit of St. Louis aeroplane, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, United States of America, North America

An IDP camp (internally displaced people) in Te-Tugu district of Northern Uganda has been created to accommodate the mass of Ugandan refugees fleeing the LRA (Lords Resistance Army) who are fighting the Ugandan government and its people. With population sizes equivalent to small towns, this camp has a real community spirit. Te-Tugu, Uganda, East Africa

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail throw beside the charter yacht Safari Spirit in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean. Not property released. (rr)

The American Safari Cruises yacht Safari Spirit operating in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Two adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing beside the charter yacht Safari Spirit in Chatham Strait, southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluke-up dive in front of the charter yacht Safari Spirit in Freshwater Bay on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, USA

The American Safari Cruises yacht Safari Spirit operating in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.