What lingers in you more, the faint shiver of instinct or the low hum of some ancestral recollection? In these Romanian winter hamlets, where the Carpathians brood like ancient sentinels, the Dance of the Bear unfurls with a fervor so elemental it feels carved from humanity’s oldest memories. The pelts are heavy, the air metallic with frost, and as the first drumbeat fractures the silence, the dancers slip into a feral eloquence, becoming emissaries of a world that once spoke in paw prints and o

🐐 Capra is the name of a traditional Romanian dance, performed around New Year. It’s executed by a young man with a goat mask and a sheepskin on his back. The ‘goat’ and his companions go from house to house, dancing at each door on New Year’s Eve. During the 19th century, Romanians believed goats could predict the year’s weather, and the Capra dance, considered a pagan dance, became a ritual to bring fertility. It has become a component of folklore culture.🐐 Video by marinart.online