Dance with bears.

People wear bear costumes during a parade. (AP/Andreea Alexandru)
Young and old people dress as bears.(AP/Vadim Ghirda)
Women help each other stand up. The costumes are heavy! (AP/Vadim Ghirda)
People dance. (AP/Andreea Alexandru)
Many people walk in the parade. (AP/Vadim Ghirda)

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Grrr. Who is that dancing down the street? They are people dressed like bears!

People march and beat drums. They have a big bear party when a new year starts.

Pray: Thank God that He cares about every moment of every year of our lives.

Read More: A dancing bear festival happens in Romania every December. It ends on New Year’s Eve. Hundreds of people in bear costumes dance to thumping drums. Visitors come from as far away as Japan. A custom says wild animals guarded people from danger. People pictured dancing bears knocking on house doors. A knock was thought to give a happy new year. God is in charge of all our years. How do you and your family enjoy new seasons?

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)