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In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, picture men, one wearing a bear fur costume, hug during an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, picture, Cleopatra Antonia Turcu, 10 years-old, wearing a bear fur costume pauses next to Georgiana Andresoaie, during an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, picture a girl wearing a bear fur costume takes part in an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, picture Raluca Atrejei stretches her hands during an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, picture people wearing a bear fur costumes walk under Christmas decorations in Piatra Neamt, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, picture Roxana Stan sits on a bus with her bear fur costume in Piatra Neamt, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, picture children wearing bear fur costumes pose at a Christmas fair, in Piatra Neamt, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, picture Roxana Stan, top, supports 9 year-old Florin Paduceanu as they take a brake from the parade, in Piatra Neamt, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, picture Raluca Atrejei, wearing a bear fur costume, looks at an item in a Christmas fair, in Piatra Neamt, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. .(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture, shot with a slow shutter speed, a woman carries a bear fur costume before an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture children wearing a bear fur costumes pause during an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture, Roxana Stan, top, braids Raluca Atrejei's hair as they get ready for an annual bear parade in Asau, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 a man wearing a bear fur costume sits on a bus in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture a girl wearing a bear fur costume gets ready for the start of the annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture Raluca Atrejei, right, helps Roxana Stan, apply lipstick as they get ready for an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture people watch an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture a child wearing a bear fur costume yawns while dancing in Comanesti, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 picture people wearing a bear fur costumes make their way through the crowds during an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. Hundreds of people descend on the sleepy northern Romanian city of Comanesti every year dressed head to toe like bears, in costumes made from real fur, with the heads attached. It's a tradition that originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs went from house to house in villages, singing and dancing to ward off evil. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, picture a man wearing a bear fur costume approaches a young spectator during an annual bear parade in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, picture a man wearing a bear fur costume screams while dancing in Comanesti, Romania. The tradition, originating in pre-Christian times, when dancers, wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil, has moved to Romania's cities, where the ritual is performed for money.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
- Vadim Ghirda