Behind the Masks

In Mexico there are an infinite number of masks. The artisans who make them are wise; they are true artists. On a piece of wood, plaster or cardboard, they carve with great skill human and animal faces; of supernatural or imaginary beings... Can you imagine? The masks have to do with our pre-Hispanic and Christian traditions. Dancers use them in many and varied festivities such as: Pastorelas, Carnival, Day of the Dead, Holy Week, and in rituals for rain, harvest, fertility and to cleanse themselves of all evil. All the masks in this book have contributed to the magical transformation of their dancers. What stories do they hide? Where do they come from? What do they want to tell us? There is no doubt that masks are mysterious and sacred.

Ages:

• 8
• 9

Grades:

• Grade 3
• Grade 4

Vendor: Tecolote

Binding: Hardback

Copyright: 2013

Publisher: Tecolote

Genre: Informative

Fiction or Non Fiction: Non-Fiction

Subject: Latin American History and Culture

Type of Spanish Book: Authentic

Pages: 32

Author: Rebeca Orozco Mora
Author Origin: Venezuela
Illustrator: None
IIlustrator Origin: None

Dimension: None