File:"Little bear" on the New Year in Romania.jpg
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Children in Romania continue a thousands years old tradition, specific for the region Moldova of Romania: Walking with the bear
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English: The bear has a cult with origins in the Palaeolithic. There is a theory that among the Geto-Dacians ( the ancient tribes living on the territory of nowadays Romania), the bear was considered a sacred animal. The bear seems to have also appeared in the cult of Zamolxis, a Dacian God, its name being derived from the bear's fur (zalmos = bear fur). In Moldova's spirituality, the bear also symbolizes the demon that drives away disease, and it is also the bearer of an apotropaic demon (protecting against evil), which is believed to cleanse the place and space of evil spirits. Young boys and girls still continue this thousands of years long tradition. Liteni town, Suceava County, Romania.
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