Chinese folk religion

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Chinese folk religion is a syncretic system of traditional Chinese beliefs and practices that blends ancestor worship, local deities, Taoist and Buddhist elements, and popular rituals.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Chinese folk religion canonical 376
Chaoshan folk religion 1
Chinese Kitchen God tradition 1

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Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folk religion
religion
syncretic religion
traditional Chinese belief system
associatedWithEthnicGroup Han Chinese
countryOfOrigin China
follows ancestor worship
hasConcept auspiciousness
cosmic bureaucracy
merit and retribution
qi
taboo observance
yin and yang
hasDeity Caishen
Chenghuangshen
Dragon King
Guandi
Guanyin
Jade Emperor
Kitchen God
Mazu
Tudigong
hasRitualSpecialist fengshui master
ritual master
shaman
spirit medium
hasSacredSpace ancestral hall
household altar
temple
includesBelief Heaven
surface form: Heaven (Tian)

ancestral spirits
city gods
earth gods
household gods
nature spirits
underworld bureaucracy
includesPractice burning of incense
burning of joss paper
divination
exorcism rituals
ritual offerings
seasonal rites
spirit mediumship
temple festivals
veneration of local deities
influencedBy Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
observesFestival Dragon Boat Festival
Ghost Festival
Lantern Festival
Spring Festival
surface form: Lunar New Year

Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations
surface form: Mid-Autumn Festival

Qingming Festival
practicedIn Chinese diaspora communities
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

Macau
China
surface form: Mainland China

Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan, Province of China
surface form: Taiwan

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Tailing Mausoleum religion Chinese folk religion
Kanteibyo Temple religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Xiaosu religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Xiaogongzhang religion Chinese folk religion
Consort Tian religion Chinese folk religion
Qixi Festival associatedReligionOrBelief Chinese folk religion
Laba Festival religiousAssociation Chinese folk religion
Empress Xiaomu religion Chinese folk religion
Yehenara Xingzhen religion Chinese folk religion
Yehenara religion Chinese folk religion
Empress of Heaven religiousTradition Chinese folk religion
Meizhou Island religion Chinese folk religion
Meizhou Mazu Temple religion Chinese folk religion
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Meizhou Mazu Temple in Putian religion Chinese folk religion
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Empress Chen religion Chinese folk religion
Zhu Zhanyong religion Chinese folk religion
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Zhengtong Emperor religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Fang religion Chinese folk religion
Tianshun Emperor religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Zhang religion Chinese folk religion
Zhu Qiyu religion Chinese folk religion
Empress Xiaojing religion Chinese folk religion
Zhu Jianshen religion Chinese folk religion
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