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Golden Mask Prize and Golden Earring Prize Service
2004-10-27

After the performance, the officials of " Ziqia Liekong" will offer presents to Dalai in the honor of the actors and actresses and the presents usually are highland barley, Zanba, butter, and tea. During the performance, all the people will throw money covered by Hada to the actors. A member of the troupe will collect the money and then distribute among all the actors. It is said that one year,the 13th Dalai Lama presented Golden Mask Prize and Golden Earring Prize . The best actor was presented a mask with the design of golden sun and moon and in each troupe the master was presented Golden Earring Prize. On women actress was permitted to perform inside Norbu Linka at that time.

After the festival, those Tibetan opera troupes from agricultural and stocking breeding area will hurry to their hometown because the highland barley is ripe for harvest. The troupes like Jianggeer and Xiangba will attend the big performance held in Xigaze and those troupes near Lhasa will stay in Norbu Linka for a longer period because they want to perform in the city for the noblemen and businessmen to earn more money.

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