Africans make their arts a part of their lives. They use folktales, masks, oral traditions,

 and music to express themselves. The decorate masks to show how they feel and how they

 live. They write folktales to show people how they live and what they believe. The folktales

 allow Africans to express themselves and it allows them to write what is on their mind. It also

 shows them what they are feeling. Music also lets them express themselves and state their

 mind into their style of music that most fits them. African arts are an important part of their

 everyday lives.