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12/5/2016 0 Comments Religion and aestheticsReligion
Religion is seen more as a code of morals and is hard to distinguish between cultural and social values Religion is also seen as more private The religion there is a based off a mixture of Buddhism and Shintoism beliefs Temples = Buddhism Shrines = Shintoism Luck, fate and superstition are important there, people often use charms Important Religious Ceremonies New Year’s January 1st – 3rd pray for late relatives O-Bon August 16th Celebration of ancestors Ceremonies are held for people at birth, three, five, seven and twenty Weddings are a mixture of western and eastern traditions Funerals have Buddhists ties Religious freedom is granted there and minority religions account for 5 to 10 percent of the total religion |