COMANESTI, Romania (AP) — Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would don bear fur and dance to fend off evil spirits. Nowadays, the custom lives on as a popular festival that has ...

COMANESTI, Romania (AP) -- Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing Bears Festival, ...

Comanesti, a small industrial town in northeast Romania, attracts global visitors during the winter holiday season. The annual Dancing Bears Festival in Comanesti is based on a millennia-old tradition ...

Romanian teenager Cosmin sweats profusely under a gigantic bearskin costume as he prances to the exhilarating sound of drums. Romanian teenager Cosmin sweats profusely under a gigantic bearskin ...

COMANESTI, Romania (AP) — Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing Bears Festival, ...

Street art is a common sight around Romania. More and more local and international artists are using blank walls and abandoned buildings as canvases. The colorful murals and graffiti have become a ...

LONDON (Billboard) - Never mind Ibiza -- Romania is emerging as a new center for Europe's dance scene. In the past 18 months, numerous hits have been exported from the Balkans into Western Europe.