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Masks In Greek Theatre

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Good morning/afternoon, today I will be talking to you about masks. Masks are a covering of the face to frighten, disguise or amuse people. A lot of the time they are used in plays to show emotion. In Greek theatre, masks were really big so people down the back could see what emotion they are showing. Covering the face with a mask is worn as a disguise, or to amuse or frighten others. Many different things such as paper or moulded plaster make a mask. In West Africa masks are used in masquerade parties of religious ceremonies. They also used masks to communicate with spirits. The tradition of dressing up on Halloween comes from when people believed that ghosts came back to the early world; they would dress up with masks and other costumes
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