About Japanese masks??

well i need info on japanese masks like how they were used in ceremonies , reasons why masks are used in japan etc.


please and thank you


About Japanese masks??
if you're searching for info about the traditional masks you may want to check Noh (plays where the actors wear different masks)





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh#Masks





or





check omen (お面） masks


http://images.google.co.jp/imgres?imgurl…





and omatsuri (お祭り） for the regional festivals.





for the modern day omen, Its mostly anime related or some still have characters from folktales but usually you see pokemon, ultraman ampanman and cartoon heroes...











Each region has its own traditional festivals and most include dances


and music with taiko drums and bamboo flutes. Each have their own distinct ceremonies mostly for thanksgiving to the gods, so it differs greatly with the mountain (agriculture) and ocean (fishing) villages but mainly it is all very colorful, exciting and very ';Japanese'; .No matter which region all festivals have Sake (Japanese rice wine), salt, rice as offering to the gods.





You may want to pick a specific prefecture and narrow your search, then work from there.





hope this helpsAbout Japanese masks??
well i dont personaly know but google, yahoo, and wikipedia are great sources for this kind of stuff
noumen



Click ';Noh Mask'; on this blog.