studio ghibli movies are like if someone took all of your fondest, softest childhood dreams and put them into a film
studio ghibli movies are like if someone took all of your fondest, softest childhood dreams and put them into a film
“Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it’s mine.”
— Tove Jansson
(via thoughtkick)
Moana + forehead touches
The Hongi (or Honi) is a Polynesian greeting in which two people greet each other by pressing noses/foreheads and inhaling at the same time. This represents the exchange of ha, the breath of life, and mana, spiritual power, between two people. The ancient custom of Hongi when meeting another included touching foreheads together, inhaling, kissing the other on the cheek, hugging and then exhaling.
K A R H U ; the bear
the most sacred animal and spirit in finnish mythology.
he was related to humans, but still so terrifying and respected that his name was never spoken. no one knows the original name for the bear, because only his nicknames and euphemisms lived on.