Chinese New Year is the biggest festival of the most populous country in the world, celebrated with the advent of the lunar moon. It is a week-long celebration where streets are decorated with beautiful lanterns, various masks are worn and traditional dance is performed. Chinese masks first made its presence in China during the Shang & Zhou dynasty around 3500years ago, since then the culture of wearing a mask is continued and appreciated. Chinese masks are segregated into two main categories- The Chinese New Year Masks & the Chinese opera performance masks. These masks are made from materials like stones, metal, leather and colorful cloth. The colorful masks are designed to display the moods and emotions associated with the festival. The masks represent the deities, spirits and fabled animals that Chinese New Year mythology originated from. Unlike the Chinese opera masks, the New Year masks are made exclusively for the New Year season as they portray the feeling of joy and happiness welcoming New Year and are not repeated for the entire year. Lion and dragon are quite a recurrent theme of the masks. You can see a plenty of red masks visible during the Chinese New Year celebration as red is considered to be an auspicious color. The Chinese New Year Masks being exquisite are made by the art curators and aficionados all over the world.