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Full of Spirit Actors on Bali wear masks in plays. They believe a character's spirit lives in the mask. So wearing them helps actors feel as though they've actually turned into their characters.

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Festival Faces Papua New Guinea has colorful festivals. Tribes travel long distances to compete in singing and dancing competitions. These women are painted for the Sing Sing Festival.

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Wearing Wood People wear colorful masks to portray gods, spirits, or demons at festivals in Bhutan. Artists carve the bright masks from wood and then decorate them.

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