八家將已往常出現於台灣民俗活動也是傳統廟會陣頭之一,是負責捉拿鬼怪妖邪,也具有解運祈安、安宅鎮煞的功能,在民間傳統上是比較具有強烈的宗教性質,且陣頭氣氛也常顯得神秘、威赫、嚴肅。但現今成立的家將陣頭多數都已成為表演性之團體,已不再具傳統宗教性質。現今的八家將也不像以前注重多數戒律與禁忌,例如:禁吃葷食、禁口不言等規範,演變成不良的象徵,不好的刻板印象深植人心,甚至視為社會亂源。在台灣廟會活動中八家將是不可或缺的角色,而八家將臉上的臉譜、服飾及步法,包括臉譜的型態、眼神,以及勾勒技巧,總會是廟會中的亮點,也讓人令人印象深刻,且八家將身體的舞動並非僅是肢體上的動作,且出巡要務是為了驅邪、鎮煞、除魔,希望能為生活有壓力及無助的人,消除人們內心的無助恐慌;在廟會活動中八家將的演出同時也展現了生命觀與世俗觀,希望透過石膏模技術將八家將臉譜製作成面具展示出臉譜代表的意義於文化平台上,讓更多人可以觀賞與做為傳承,藉由八家將的文化融入日常生活中並讓大家更能接受與了解八家將文化。
The Eight Generals have often appeared in Taiwanese folk activities and are one of the traditional temple fairs. They are responsible for catching ghosts and evil spirits. They also have the function of bringing luck, praying for peace, and settling down evil spirits. In folk tradition, they have a relatively strong religious nature, and The atmosphere at the front of the formation often appears mysterious, majestic, and serious. However, most of the Jiajiang formations established today have become performance groups and no longer have a traditional religious nature. Today's Eight Generals do not pay as much attention to most of the precepts and taboos as they did in the past. For example, the prohibition of eating non-vegetarian food, the prohibition of speaking, etc. have evolved into bad symbols. Bad stereotypes are deeply rooted in people's hearts and are even regarded as sources of social chaos. . The Bajia family will play an indispensable role in the temple fair activities in Taiwan, and the facial makeup, costumes and footwork of the Bajia family members, including the shape of the facial makeup, eyes, and outline techniques, will always be the highlight of the temple fair. It is impressive, and the dancing of the eight masters' bodies is not just physical movements, but the main purpose of the patrol is to exorcise, suppress and eliminate evil spirits, hoping to relieve people's inner feelings for those who are stressed and helpless in life. helpless and panic; in the temple fair, the performance of the eight generals also showed the outlook on life and the secular outlook. It is hoped that through the plaster mold technology, the eight generals will make masks into masks to show the meaning of the facial makeup on the cultural platform, so that More people can watch and inherit it, and by integrating the culture of the Eight Masters into their daily lives, everyone can better accept and understand the culture of the Eight Masters.