A man holds tasbih, or prayer beads, as he sits with a plate of food before breaking fast during the fasting month of Ramadan, at a roadside in Karachi, Pakistan March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

Revelers await for beads being tossed their way during the Tampa Pride Parade, in the wake of the recent introductions of bills to expand to the state's "Don't Say Gay" law, in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, U.S. March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Revelers await for beads being tossed their way during the Tampa Pride Parade, in the wake of the recent introductions of bills to expand to the state's "Don't Say Gay" law, in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, U.S. March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Women from the Samburu tribe who escaped from gender based violence make beaded ornaments at the Umoja village where men are restricted, in Samburu near Archers Post in the northern Samburu County, Kenya, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Women from the Samburu tribe who escaped female genital mutilation and other gender based violence make beaded traditional ornaments at the Umoja village at the Umoja village where men are restricted, in Samburu near Archers Post in the northern Samburu County, Kenya, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Women from the Samburu tribe who escaped female genital mutilation and other gender based violence make traditional beaded bangle ornament at the Umoja village where men are restricted, in Samburu near Archers Post in the northern Samburu County, Kenya, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Women from the Samburu tribe who escaped female genital mutilation and other gender based violence make traditional beaded neckwear at the Umoja village where men are restricted, in Samburu near Archers Post in the northern Samburu County, Kenya, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Women from the Samburu tribe who escaped female genital mutilation and other gender based violence make traditional beaded bangle ornament at the Umoja village where men are restricted, in Samburu near Archers Post in the northern Samburu County, Kenya, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Jane Nomuken, the vice chairlady of Umoja village where men are restricted, sits among women from the Samburu tribe who escaped female genital mutilation and other gender based violence make a beaded neckwear at the Umoja village where men are restricted in Samburu near Archers Post in the northern Samburu County, Kenya, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Maasai women dressed in their traditional beads parade during the social sporting event dubbed the Maasai Olympics to offer the warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage, in the Kimana sanctuary, at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana, Kajiado, Kenya December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A Maasai Moran athlete wears traditional beads before competing in a social sporting event dubbed the Maasai Olympics to offer the warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage, in the Kimana sanctuary, at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana, Kajiado, Kenya December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Maasai women wear traditional beads as Maasai Morans compete in a social sporting event dubbed the Maasai Olympics to offer the warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage, in the Kimana sanctuary, at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana, Kajiado, Kenya December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Maasai women dressed in their traditional beads parade during the social sporting event dubbed the Maasai Olympics to offer the warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage, in the Kimana sanctuary, at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, near the Kenya-Tanzania border in Kimana, Kajiado, Kenya December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Fans in Rio de Janeiro watch Brazil v South Korea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - December 5, 2022 A set of rosary beads is held by a Brazil fan during the match at the fan festival on Copacabana beach REUTERS/Pilar Olivares 

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group G - Cameroon v Serbia - Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar - November 28, 2022 General view as Cameroon coach Rigobert Song wears bead bracelets ahead of the match REUTERS/Carl Recine 

A set of Catholic rosary beads that belonged to U.S. President Joe Biden's late son Beau Biden dangle from his sleeve as he answers questions during a news conference after the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 

A man holds his beads as he watches people play soccer in a neighbourhood stadium in Dakar, Senegal November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

A view of a beaded necklace, with letters on it, worn by a fan at a premiere for the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni 

Women from the Turkana pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, wear traditional beads as they attend a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Kenya Red Cross integrated outreach medical clinic in Kakimat village in Turkana, Kenya September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Sanae Takaichi of Liberal Democratic Party holds beads as she waits for the arrival of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, body, in Tokyo, Japan July 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Mora, declared the oldest person in the world by Guinness World Records, holds beads in his hands inside his home as he celebrates his 113th birthday on Friday, in San Jose de Bolivar, Tachira state, Venezuela May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. ?REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez 

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Mora, declared the oldest person in the world by Guinness World Records, holds beads in his hands inside his home as he celebrates his 113th birthday on Friday, in San Jose de Bolivar, Tachira state, Venezuela May 24, 2022. Picture taken May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez 

An Ethiopian Orthodox church priest counts beads during the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An anti-abortion protester holds rosary beads and prays over a tapestry of the Virgin Mary outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center, days after the Kentucky state legislature enacted a sweeping anti-abortion law in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Cherry 

Anti-abortion protesters hold rosary beads and pray over a tapestry of the Virgin Mary outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center, days after the Kentucky state legislature enacted a sweeping anti-abortion law in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Cherry 

A Turkana woman wears a beaded necklace during a visit by Cindy McCain, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, to assess the drought conditions and food security, in Kakuma, Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A Turkana woman wears a beaded necklace during a visit by Cindy McCain, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, to assess the drought conditions and food security, in Kakuma, Turkana county, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

People wearing Mardi Gras beads walk by a storefront during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

Spectators reach to catch Mardi Gras beads being handed to them from costumed people on a float during Carnival celebrations in advance of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

Spectators reach to catch Mardi Gras beads during Carnival celebrations in advance of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

Spectators reach to catch Mardi Gras beads during Carnival celebrations in advance of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

Mardi Gras beads hang from a tree during Carnival celebrations in advance of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

A person holds a guard rail covered with Mardi Gras beads during Carnival celebrations in advance of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., February 27, 2022. Picture taken February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

Bead curtain made from plastic bottle caps is seen at the Waste Museum in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria February 23, 2022. Picture taken February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja 

Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Final - Palmeiras fans gather for the final Chelsea v Palmeiras - Sao Paulo, Brazil - February 12, 2022 A Palmeiras fans holds a set of rosary beads REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A woman separates glass beads to create jewellery, part of the Cerrando el Ciclo project that seeks to raise environmental awareness through its glass recycling process, in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan 

Members of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla give away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A float moves down the parade route where revelers yell for beaded necklaces during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Members of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla give away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A member of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla prepares to give away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Gasparilla revelers yell for beaded necklaces from bypassing floats during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A member of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla gives away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A member of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla gives away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Gasparilla revelers yell for beaded necklaces from bypassing floats during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A member of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla gives away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A member of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla gives away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Gasparilla revelers yell for beaded necklaces from bypassing floats during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A float moves down the parade route where revelers yell for beaded necklaces during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Members of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla give away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A float moves down the parade route where revelers yell for beaded necklaces during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

A person holds a cue card signaling floats to slow down on the parade route where revelers yell for beaded necklaces during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Gasparilla revelers yell for beaded necklaces from bypassing floats during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Gasparilla revelers yell for beaded necklaces from bypassing floats during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Members of the Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla give away beaded necklaces to revelers yelling for them during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Gasparilla revelers yell for beaded necklaces from bypassing floats during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival where it took 2021 off due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Octavio Jones 

Palestinian grandmother Nafeesa Khweis handles prayer beads at her home on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem January 22, 2022. Picture taken January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

A man holds prayer beads while selling protective masks against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Peshawar, Pakistan January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz 

Abba Rawa, an internally displaced man, holds prayer beads as he sits on a mat at an IDP camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria November 6, 2021. Picture taken November 6, 2021. REUTERS/Libby George 

Issa Ali looks at a rosary bead made out of discarded camel bones, in Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 25, 2021 Picture taken October 25, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar 

Somalia's artisan Muse Mohamud Olosow, 55, carves camel bones discarded by a slaughterhouse into jewellery and ornate beads used while reciting prayers, at his workshop in Hamar Jajab district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 23, 2021. Picture taken October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar