Bear Dance in the Romanian towns of Asău and Dărmănești

A color photo showing seven young white women half standing, the other three sitting. Two are getting their hair braided. They are dress in black, over which they are wearing bear costumes, the ones sitting holding the bear head in their laps.
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A color photo showing seven young white women half standing, the other three sitting. Two are getting their hair braided. They are dress in black, over which they are wearing bear costumes, the ones sitting holding the bear head in their laps.
by Jan Janssen: Identity

"This series explores the New Year’s Eve rite of the Bear Dance in the Romanian towns of Asău and Dărmănești, depicting a population in which tradition and the future merge. On the last day of every year, many inhabitants of Romania across the generations dress in (often real) bear skins, to usher in the new year the same way as their ancestors did. Even the smallest among them are dressed as little bear cubs. The tradition is rooted in the culture of the Geto-Dacians – the ancestors of present-day Romanians more than 1,000 years ago" _ https://www.theguardian.com/artandde...

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