Asian
masks and cultures are strongly influenced by Indian culture. It make
all Asian masks similar, but with some differences.
Indonesian
people used masks in dancing rituals. Dancers were said to be
interpreters of gods or just spirits of ancestors. Different case is
Hudoq dance, in which masks represented nature.
China
is very old empire so mask come from ancient times. In old caves, in
Chine, it is possible to find portrays of people wearing masks. As
China developed the role of mask changed. They were used in rituals,
mask were supposed to protect person wearing mask from evil spirits.
In
Korea masks originated from warriors, they and their horses wear
masks for protection. Masks were also used in rituals.
In
Japan mask firstly appeared in prehistoric myths and then moved to
theatre. One example is bugaka.
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