During the colorful celebrations of the Chinese festival around the world, people wear masks made up of varied materials including cloth, paper, grass, leather, metal, shell, and carved of stone or wood painted with Chinese symbolic designs and vivid colours. Some have realistic human or animal appearance.
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Red is favorite color for Chinese people and that clearly appears in the masks they make. Chinese New Year celebrations around the world reflect the belief of Chinese people on gods, spirits of ancestors, legendary beings, good or evil, the dead, animal spirits, and on the beings who are believed to have supreme power over human beings.
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