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Masks give character to the person wearing them, expressing beliefs and religious views of the community they belong to.Ĭurrently, Mexico has hundreds of “fiestas patronales”, or patron festivities, where masks are used for ritual, ceremonial, and decorative purposes. Masks in company with dance rituals can connect different cultures who do not speak the same language through storytelling.

Mascaras, or Masks, have been crafted as early as Preclassic Olmecs, continued through classic Maya and Teotihuacan civilizations, playing an important part of the transculturation as a result of the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th Century. In Mesoamerican mythology, Life and Death have always played an integral part in their cultural practices. For many of the cultures and civilizations who still continue to flourish in modern times, the celebration of these two physical and spiritual phenomena can be seen in much of the art, folk art, and traditions of Mexico. Masks hold tales, representing transition and empowerment, a continuation of cultural respect for those that came before us. “Máscaras de México – Vida y Muerte en La Máscara” illustrates a multicultural approach around storytelling via rituals and practices passed down from generation to generation, it creates and supports a magical world of transcendence, an individual and collective spirit that is present in our lives. These ancient practices held a role in both, Mesoamerican funerary traditions and in contemporary folk celebrations in Mexico and Latin America. The use of masks has always served as a form of cultural and religious expression dating back to ancient times.