People wearing bear fur costumes dance during the annual bear ritual gathering in Comanesti, Romania, Friday, December 30, 2016. In pre-Christian rural traditions, dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs, toured from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, in the present the tradition has moved to Romania's cities too, where dancers travel to perform the ritual for money. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





A child wearing a bear fur costume pauses during the annual bear ritual gathering in Comanesti, Romania, Friday, December 30, 2016. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. People from this region follow a pre-Christian rural tradition where they sing and dance to ward off evil. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the village of Asau, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the village of Asau, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the village of Asau, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Dancers wearing costumes made of bearskins dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Children wearing costumes made of bearskins rest after performing a dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





A dancer wearing a costume made of bearskin rests before a festival in the village of Asau, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Children wearing costumes made of bearskins take part in a festival in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





A girl wearing costume made of bearskin eats after performing a dance in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





Children wearing costumes made of bearskins prepare for a festival in the village of Asau, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





A bearskin is placed on a vehicle as dancers perform in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





A woman is helped as she wears a costume made of bearskin during a festival in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





A man performs the goat's dance as musicians play next to him in the town of Comanesti, Romania December 30, 2016. (Photo by Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)





People wearing bear fur costumes dance during the annual bear ritual gathering in Comanesti, Romania, December 30, 2016. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)