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Europe Masks can be traced back several centuries. Our ancestors seem to know the power to conceal, even before written history. These traditions and links with shamanism date could, possibly, before all our knowledge of history. Somehow masks the other is in our three powerful historical cultural times and areas Egypt, Greece and Rome

To access some of our earliest European mask we need to go to France. In France, at Trois Freres, the caves inhabited by Paleolithic people have hunting scenes painted on the walls showing masked dancers. It is believed that at least 25,000 years. The central figure in one scene shows a shaman as the lead character's head and antlers of a deer in between the reindeer, bison, deer, horses and goats. The link to the masquerade traditions of today can done by the use of horns, fur, feathers and animal forms adopted.

In Greece, the cult of Dionysus masks represent spirits of nature and mind to give these companies. gold funerary masks covering the faces of the dead have been excavated in Mycenae. In Greek theater actors used masks to show the different characters. This tradition has been carried out at the Roman Theatre. In medieval mysteries masks used to describe characters. Devil and other masks were used in carnivals, as they are today in Spain, France, Italy and other countries.

In Britain there are traditional animal Masquerades which use various workhorse ways as an accent. They are seeing Lands End BWCA Lwyd Wales, Thanet in Kent and between 30 April and 3 May in Minehead in Somerset. Some of these parties are related to Morris dancing. Morris Dance, in some versions, has a hidden animal fool who entertains the spectators with tricks. The ghost like Mari Lwyd in Glamorganshire is in sharp contrast with other brightly colored traditions. This workhorse ghostly horse has been linked to Irish festival of Samhain where the festival was ancient Celtic by a man dressed in white, carrying a head of raw horsepower.

An unusual case is the Horn Dance of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire. Six pairs each of the dancers carry a wooden deer head with a pair of antlers attached. A Workhorse and other characters support them.

Another variety of the masked character common to British folk festivals is the one associated with agricultural cycles. Notable is the man Bury, West Lothian, who wears a hood hat and planted with roses and wearing a straw man that appears in Whitby on Saturday prior to Plough Monday. Similar straw clad figures are also known in Ireland. It is possible that the former Green Man Great Britain is associated in some way to these celebrations.

Eastern Europe

Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Poland each have traditional costumes using interpretations of animals and figurative faces.

Blowing horns horrible mask characters parading through the streets of cities such as Hungary Fejer are not uncommon. This festival cloth masks disorder beard and eyebrows worn under felt hats streaming with ribbons. Carved wooden masks of women are also used.

Similar celebrations can be seen in Maramures where the noisy parade in midwinter are held in common with other towns and villages. shaggy devil masks with horns here are used with some gas masks costumes as World War II, the Second World War.

In Poland, Turon Winter is another festival that is celebrated by villagers in several areas. The festival is named after Turon, a fantastic creature from mythology, as now seems a workhorse user s body? covered with a cloth. The villagers revelry takes them from house to house singing songs and get a snack. Other masks, which represent bears, goats and wolves, are common.

Bulgaria New Year festivities also have similar animal mask. A festival of agriculture dates back to ancient Thrace. The first Sunday before Lent, groups of men dressed as domestic and wild animals leap noisily opening the street to escape the years and the forces of evil. The cloth masks are made of leather, hemp and feathers with small metal disks decorating. Others wear masks masks with horns to represent oxen.

In Greece similar festivities can be seen in Thrace with Kalogheroi dance.

Other European regions of the note Schemenlaufen in Imst, Austria, where frightening masks and noisy bells used to ward off evil spirits. Italy has several rural masquerades and is famous for Commedia Dell in Harlequin and the buffoon, Pulcinella, originated. There are also the Venetian masked carnivals which date back to the seventeenth century, with links to other times. In Spain, conical hoods worn by penitents during Holy Week and Moorish dance represents the battle between Moors and Christians. The Moorish had an influence on other festivals areas, including sword dances are performed.

Masks inspired by the art of expression ed. John Mack, ISBN 0-7141-2530-X and other sources I've read and assimilated long.

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Ian Bracegirdle is a teacher, course leader and therapist. He is the creator of the site http://www.mask-and-more-masks.com a site for all interested in masks. Ian is fascinated by the art form of masks as well as the cultural connotations. He has researched many areas of masks and recognise commonlinks in many ancient traditions. He believes our current masking traditions are linked back to the time of shaman and other forms of magic predating monotheist religions. The earliest masking records are at least 25,000 years old.

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