Hahoe and Byeolsin masks

1. Hahoe and Byeolsin masks

2. Where is the culture located Hahoe Tal is the name given after 'Hahoe' village where is located in Korea Gyeongsangnam-do, Andong city. The village is a valuable part of Korean culture because it preserves Joseon period-style architecture, folk traditions, valuable books, and old tradition of clan-based villages. The village was located the foot of mountain Hwasan and next the river Nakdonggang. The village was elected by South Korea and is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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4. Map of HahoeBy Lara

5. The festival/ceremony used The Hahoe masks of Korea are usually used in plays and in ceremonial performances nowadays. The masks were originally created for shamanistic ceremonies and for spiritual purposes. Instead of supernatural beings and objects like what masks usually are in other religions, the Hahoe masks usually represent humans, and represent people like a women, a scholar and a bride. Only men wore the masks and performed in plays. Traditionally, the performances had no set time and could last for a few hours to all night. Today, they are more structured and only last an hour or so.

6. The meaning or symbolism of the masks Originally, there were 14 main Hahoe masks that were used anciently but two were lost. The 14 masks include two of head monks, a bride, an aristocrat, a scholar, a monk, a butcher, a servant, an old widow, a fool, a lady, a bachelor, an outhouse, and a hulk. All the remaining 12 masks are considered as Cultural Treasures of Korea.

7. How the masks are madeYu Jun • The hahoe is made of the tojong duck tree. • The cut tojong duck tree like how does the hahoe is look like. • And put the hole in the nose and eyes • Cut off the chin part • If the hahoe is make only by the tojong duck tree and we paint the Lacquer 3~4 times. • Paint the Hanja • Paint lacquer in bone ashes and estate. • And painting the purify color+ pigment and paint the hahoe

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