The New Year’s Bear Dance Ritual gather inhabitants of northern Moldova, Romania, from very young children to the elderly, for the final day of an approximately week-long festival of winter traditions taking place between Christmas and the end of the year.
According to tradition a bear entering the house yard brings good fortune. The tradition, was originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil.
According to tradition a bear entering the house yard brings good fortune. The tradition, was originated in pre-Christian times, when dancers wearing colored costumes or animal furs, went from house to house in villages singing and dancing to ward off evil.
The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's National Museum of Arms and Armour.
It is the United Kingdom's oldest museum, originally housed in the Tower of London from the 15th century, and one of the oldest museums in the world.
It is also one of the oldest and largest collections of arms and armour in the world, comprising the UK's National Collection of Arms and Armour, National Artillery Collection, and National Firearms Collection.
Last photo: Konrad Seusenhofer horned helmet
It is the United Kingdom's oldest museum, originally housed in the Tower of London from the 15th century, and one of the oldest museums in the world.
It is also one of the oldest and largest collections of arms and armour in the world, comprising the UK's National Collection of Arms and Armour, National Artillery Collection, and National Firearms Collection.
Last photo: Konrad Seusenhofer horned helmet
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” - G.K. Chesterton.
Donegal Castle: Home of the O’Donnell Clan, Fort of the Foreigner, Captivating Gaelic Castle