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Thirdly, art can reflect a culture's religious beliefs.
第三，藝術可以反映一種文化的宗教信仰。
For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed.
在歐洲，數百年中，宗教藝術幾乎是唯一存在的藝術形式。
Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that showed people and stories from the Bible.
描繪《圣經》人物和故事的繪畫出現在教堂和其他宗教建筑中。
By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is), its absence of human and animal images.
相反，中東藝術的主要特征之一是（現在仍然是），沒有人類和動物形象。
This reflects the Islamic belief that these images are unholy.
這反映出，伊斯蘭教認為這些形象是不神圣的。
Thus, on palaces, mosques and other buildings, Islamic artists have created unique decoration of great beauty with images of flowers of geometric forms, for example, circles, squares and triangles.
因此，在宮殿、清真寺和其他建筑中，伊斯蘭藝術家們用圓形、正方形和三角形等幾何形狀的花朵圖案，創造出了獨特的美麗裝飾。
The same is true of other places, like Africa and Pacific Islands. Art also reflects the religious beliefs of traditional cultures in these places.
其他地方也一樣，比如非洲和太平洋島嶼。藝術也反映了這些地方傳統文化的宗教信仰。
As a matter of fact, religion is the purpose for this art and it's, therefore, absolutely essential to it.
事實上，宗教是藝術的目的，因此，宗教是藝術不可分割的一部分。
Traditional art in Africa and Pacific Islands is different from Christian art. Christian art influences people's religious feelings towards God.
非洲和太平洋島嶼的傳統藝術與基督教藝術不同?；浇趟囆g影響人們對上帝的宗教感情。
But the goal of traditional art in Africa and Pacific Islands is the influence of spiritual powers, that is gods to enter people's lives.
但在非洲和太平洋島嶼上，傳統藝術的目標是發揮超自然力量的影響，即神進入人們的生活。
Each tribe or village there had special ceremonies with songs and dances to make sure that crops, animals and people are healthy and increasing in number.
每一個部落或村莊都舉行特殊的儀式，載歌載舞，以求莊稼、動物和人健康生長，繁衍生息。
The dancers in the ceremonies wear masks, head dresses and costumes that they believe are necessary to influence gods.
儀式上的舞蹈演員戴著面具和頭飾，穿著特殊服裝，他們相信只有這樣才能感動神靈。
So these masks, head dresses themselves, are revelry part of the art.
所以這些面具和頭飾本身都是藝術狂歡的一部分。
As we said, art depends on culture, different forms of art result from different cultures.
正如我們所說，藝術取決于文化，不同的藝術形式來源于不同的文化。
