Folk religion; Folk taxonomy; Arts, entertainment, and media. Folk Plus or Folk +, an Albanian folk music channel; Folks (band), a Japanese band; Folks!, a 1992 American film; People with the name. Bill Folk (born 1927), Canadian ice hockey player; …

Religion in Syria refers to the range of religions practiced by the citizens of Syria. Historically, the region has been a mosaic of diverse faiths with a range of different sects within each of these religious communities. ... Folk spiritual beliefs. In addition to the beliefs taught by the organized religions, many people believe strongly in ...

A folk instrument is a musical instrument that developed among common people and usually does not have a known inventor.It can be made from wood, metal or other material. Such an instrument is played in performances of folk music.. Overview. The instruments can be percussion instruments, or different types of flutes or trumpets, or string instruments that are …

This article charts a list of countries by importance of religion. Methodology. The table below is based upon global Gallup Poll in 2009 research which asked "Is religion important in your daily life?". Percentages for "yes" and "no" answers are listed below; they often do not add up to 100% because some answered "don't know" or did not answer.

Indigenous Philippine folk religions are the distinct native religions of various ethnic groups in the Philippines, where most follow belief systems in line with animism.Generally, these indigenous folk religions are referred to as Anito or Anitism or the more modern and less ethnocentric Dayawism. Around 0.2% of the population of the Philippines were affiliated with the so-called …

A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, amulets, astrology, fortune telling, spirits, and certain paranormal entities, particularly the belief that future events …

Chinese ancestor worship or Chinese ancestor veneration, also called the Chinese patriarchal religion, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname organised into lineage societies in ancestral shrines.Ancestors, their ghosts, or spirits, and …

Korean shamanism or Korean folk religion is an animistic ethnic religion of Korea which dates back to prehistory and consists of the worship of gods (신 s h in) and ancestors (조상 josang) as well as nature spirits. Hanja: 巫俗; musog or musok), the term Muism (Hangul: 무속신앙; musok shinang) is also used. Korean shamanism has been influenced by Taoism, Buddhism and …

The parable of the blind men and an elephant originated in the ancient Indian subcontinent, from where it has been widely diffused.It is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and imagine what the elephant is like by touching it. Each blind man feels a different part of the elephant's body, but only one part, such as the side …