Members of the Sipoteni bear pack, wearing bear fur costumes, walk on a road before performing their dance for villagers in Racova, northern Romania, Tuesday, December 26, 2023. The dancing bears tradition originates from the pre-Christian era, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs, toured from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)
