People in the streets of a central Romanian town performed a traditional New Year’s bear dance on Friday.<br /><br /> Locals wearing bear furs and folkloristic costumes paraded in the streets of Comanesti, about 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of the Romanian capital, Bucharest.<br /><br /> People from all age groups could be seen dancing, playing musical instruments and singing as part of the ritual traditionally performed to mark the end of each year.<br /><br /> In pre-Christian rural traditions, dancers wearing coloured costumes or animal furs toured from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil. <br />According to the legend, if a bear enters somebody’s house it brings welfare, health and luck.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.com/nocomment/
