What is Korea's main religion?

According to a 1995 social statistics survey, 50.7 percent of Koreans follow a specific religious faith. Buddhists account for some 46 percent followed by Protestants at 39 percent and Catholics at 13 percent of the religious population.
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What is the original religion of Korea?

Shamanism represents Korea's first religion, the religion of Dangun, the mythical founder of Korea in 2333 B.C.E.. Legendary Gija established Gija Joseon in 1222 B.C.E., following in the Shamanistic tradition of Dangun.
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What religion is BTS?

In a 2015 interview with the Korean magazine Hip Hop Playa, the rapper discussed his mixtape and briefly revealed his thoughts on religion. He ended by stating he doesn't believe in God and identifies as an atheist.
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What is Blackpink religion?

Yes. All of them are Christians except Lisa. Lisa is a Buddhist.
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Do BTS like Indian?

'BTS' boys V, Jin, Jungkook, Jimin, Suga, RM, and J-Hope have reacted to Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's song 'India Waale'. South Korean band 'BTS' knows how to win our hearts, they have a huge fan following in India.
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What is Japan's main religion?

Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan itself. It remains Japan's major religion alongside Buddhism.
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Why is there no religion in Korea?

According to some experts, contemporary irreligion in South Korea can be partially attributed to South Koreans' distrust of hierarchical organizations like religious groups. Experts also point to South Korea's demanding education and work systems as reasons why few young South Koreans participate in organized religion.
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What religion are Japanese?

Shinto and Buddhism are Japan's two major religions. Shinto is as old as the Japanese culture, while Buddhism was imported from the mainland in the 6th century. Since then, the two religions have been co-existing relatively harmoniously and have even complemented each other to a certain degree.
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What religion is in Russia?

The most widespread religion in Russia is Russian Orthodox Christianity. The Orthodox faith is very strict. Upon entering a church, women must cover their hair, while men have to take off any headwear. There are a number of rules on how to behave in church and the service itself also follows a strict order.
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What is China's major religion?

The research and advocacy group Freedom House estimated in 2017 that there are more than 350 million religious believers in China, primarily made up of Chinese Buddhists, followed by Protestants, Muslims, Falun Gong practitioners, Catholics, and Tibetan Buddhists.
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What is China's official religion?

The government recognizes five official religions – Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Protestantism, and Catholicism.
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What is the name of Korean God?

The God of the Korean people, whom we call “Hananim” (the Supreme One), is fundamentally different from the god of the Jewish people, whom they call Jehovah. Jehovah is a jealous god who violently punishes those who offend him.
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Is Christianity legal in South Korea?

While South Korea's constitution guarantees freedom of religion and separation of church and state, the government has been sympathetic to Christianity. It considers the religion to provide some ideological protection against their Communist neighbor.
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Do Koreans celebrate Christmas?

South Korea is the only Asian country that recognises Christmas (or Sung Tan Jul) as a national holiday. Although Koreans will have the day off to sit back and relax with their nearest and dearest, it is not a traditional holiday like Seollal or Chuseok.
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Is Russia a Catholic country?

There are now approximately 140,000 Catholics in Russia - about 0.1% of the total population. After the Soviet Union collapsed, there were an estimated 500,000 Catholics in the country, but most have since died or emigrated to their ethnic homelands in Europe, such as Germany, Belarus, or Ukraine.
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What is the main religion in India?

While 94% of the world's Hindus live in India, there also are substantial populations of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and adherents of folk religions. For most Indians, faith is important: In a 2015 Pew Research Center survey, eight-in-ten Indians said religion is very important in their lives.
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Is Christianity allowed in Japan?

Japan's Meiji government lifted the ban on Christianity in 1873. Some hidden Christians rejoined the Catholic Church. Others chose to remain in hiding — even to this day. A baptism ceremony for a child on Ikitsuki Island, Nagasaki prefecture.
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Do kpop idols go to church?

Yes you can. Lots of idols do go to church. However, if you're a trainee/idol, I doubt you have the time to go church frequently. Most likely JYP would not talk to your parents about it because all you have to do is follow your schedules and during your free time, you can just go to a church if you want.
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Why is Christianity so big in Korea?

With the fall of the Joseon in the last decades of the 19th century, Koreans largely embraced Christianity, since the monarchy itself and the intellectuals looked to Western models to modernise the country and endorsed the work of Catholic and Protestant missionaries.
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Who is god of Japan?

Hachiman (八幡神) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove. Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神) The god or goddess of rice and fertility.
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Can you bring a Bible to China?

Under Chinese law, it is illegal to bring printed religious material into the country if it exceeds the amount for personal use. The group distributes the Bibles through a local shop owner in Kunming, according to Klein.
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Where is religion banned?

Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan have significant restrictions against the practice of religion in general, and other countries like China discourage it on a wide basis. Several countries in Asia establish a state religion, with Islam (usually Sunni Islam) being the most common, followed by Buddhism.
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