A traditional bear dance passed down through generations in Romania. 📹romaniaexplores

I hope real bears did not have to die to make those costumes

A lotta dead bears here😖

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Hold up, is this bear dance culturally preserved or just exoticized for tourists? Asking for a friend who's had one too many 'authentic' experiences 🐻

A traditional bear dance passed down through generations in San Francisco.

The video is real it's a compilation of authentic footage showing people in bearskin costumes performing rhythmic dances, marching in processions, and interacting with drummers and crowds in various outdoor and indoor settings, often during winter festivals. There's no indication of it being fabricated or AI-generated; it aligns with documented examples of the event.The practice itself, known as Dansul Ursului (the Bear Dance), is also very much real. It's an ancient pre-Christian ritual originating in Romania's Moldova region, performed around Christmas and New Year's to symbolize renewal, ward off evil spirits, and celebrate the bear as a protective figure. Participants, including children and adults, wear heavy bearskins (often real ones) and move to drumbeats in energetic parades. This tradition dates back centuries, possibly to Dacian or Roma roots, and continues today despite modernization pressures, with festivals held in places like Comănești and Bucharest. -according to grok. Humans traditions across the world are so varied and interesting. We share the same biology but just a little bit of distance, a little bit of separation and humans go on such widely varying paths.

Extremely disturbing how many bears were killed for this

Do they have bears left!? 😳

It’s very nice in real life

Somehow I doubt that is traditional Romanian music in the vid.

Omg @DailyBearPosts @yapperbear 👀

Were real bears harmed in the making?

American here, this is demonic, europe is so demonic. Glad we dont have those in states. Poor kids

Welp, that's not at all horrifying.

BG3 players rn..

"Can you hear the drums? The Bear Dance is the heartbeat of the Romanian mountains. Raw, powerful, and unforgettable."

Culture, tradition, and some seriously impressive moves 🐻

Krampus is more cool

@Mick_Grunder 👀

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Looks fun.

Jusr read a comment here where the person does not believe this vid of a 'bear dance' to be "real", but says "it looks nice". Is this the future of AI: it causes everyone [myself included] not to trust content anymore? And the need to preface every commemt with a caveat?

Poor bears 😭😭

People thinking it's AI??? twngsnfsnfanfanfanfanfsnfa every December 27th in Moldova (region) we celebrate our beautiful traditions, kept for generations and generations. The bear dance or the goat dance, Călușarii, just a search away on yt and you'll be blown away 🩷🩷🩷

Interesting that they revived this. It most certainly wasn't happening during the Communist years.

I love this! 😂

Myeah... nowadays it's mostly done by people who want to extort money from people because they sing at the worst hours of the morning...

Bearly legal

Those bears 🐻 killed for entertainment 😭

@BartBiest1 🥳

A furry convention then.😋

They must have a MASSIVE Fursuit Lounge.