Enchanted Sea Images - Yap, Micronesia 3

Yap, Micronesia 3

Built hundreds of years ago, stone paths connect each village to the next and is maintained by the villages respectively. When visiting a village, it is customary to hold a branch of leaves or carry a basket as a show of good intentions. Each village has a men's house where the men would traditionally meet to discuss the day's fishing plans as well as to handle village affairs. In earlier times, there was also a women's house located outside the village where young girls would go for three months once they reached puberty. Here they were taught life by the elder women of the village.

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