What does the color of tibetan opera masks stand for?

There are many kinds of masks in Tibetan opera, which have special meanings.

Red is brought by the king, symbolizing majesty and fortitude; Green is brought by the princess, which means peace and suppleness; Living buddhas and immortals wear yellow masks to show good luck; The masks of informers and witches are half black and half white, which means that the black and white sides are upside down; In addition, there are a large number of ghost animals with unique masks.

The white mask means that the characters are pure, kind and gentle, harmless to people's hearts, and that the old people live a long life and the young people are unreasonable. The yellow mask indicates radiant, broad merit and profound knowledge, and is worn by living buddhas and immortals. The blue mask represents justice and courage and is a warrior. The green mask symbolizes virtue, wisdom, beauty and dignity. It belongs to a woman who is the embodiment of Tara or Dakino. The red mask symbolizes power and justice, as well as resourcefulness, wisdom and courage. Anyone who plays a king or a minister wears a red mask. Sometimes, in Tibetan opera, some men are angry and often use red. Black mask means fierce, fierce and angry. Half-white and half-black mask means sweet mouth, two-faced, and sow discord.

The Tibetan name of Tibetan opera is "Ajram", which means "Sister Fairy". It is said that Tibetan Opera was first performed by Seven Sisters, and most of the plays were fairy tales in Buddhist scriptures, hence the name.

Tibetan opera originated from Tibetan religious art in the 8th century. /kloc-in the 0/7th century, it was separated from the religious ceremonies in monasteries, and gradually formed a life-like performance with singing as the main part, combining basic programs such as singing, reading, dancing, table tennis and acrobatics.

Tibetan opera sings loudly and forcefully, basically because people set the tone, and every aria is helped by people.