内容摘要：Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, stands on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, stands on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

and cultural practices that are nowwith Indigenous customs.

Researcher and bullfighting fan Antonio Rivera lives in, a southeastern state where bullfights reflect ancient Mayan traditions.“In local celebrations, the roots of bullfighting are sacrificial rites,” Rivera said. “Ancient cultures believed the gods requested sacrifices and blood fertilizes the earth.”

Every year, the Yucatán peninsula celebrates about 2,000 events featuring bulls, he said.In 2021, Yucatán’s Congress declared bullfighting part of its cultural heritage. It was a way to keep the ancestral memory alive, the official declaration said, and a way to honor its people’s identity.

“When I see a bull, I feel an immense devotion,” Rivera said. “It’s a mirror of myself. It’s like looking at a living museum containing all the rituals from our collective memory.”

Mexican bullfighter Arturo Gilio partakes in a bullfight in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)If there is “new information being kept from us, give it to us immediately,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, an advocacy group, said Wednesday.

Hamas militants killed some 1,200 people and kidnapped 251 during their cross-border attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Elkana Bohbot and dozens of others were captured from a music festival, where more than 300 people were killed.Israel’s offensive has killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza, many of them women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. The officials do not distinguish between combatants and civilians in their count.

A painting of Elkana Bohbot, who was abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, is hung in his family’s hometown of Mevaseret Zion, Israel, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Hebrew reads, “There is no price for freedom.” (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)A painting of Elkana Bohbot, who was abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, is hung in his family’s hometown of Mevaseret Zion, Israel, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Hebrew reads, “There is no price for freedom.” (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)