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Folk religion consists of beliefs, superstitions and rituals transmitted from generation to generation of a specific culture. It could be contrasted with the "organized religion" or "historical religion" in which founders, creed, theology and ecclesiastical organizations are present. Ethnic religion similarly refers to the religious practices peculiar to a certain ethnicity Folk religion and ethnic religion alike are characterized by the absence of proselytization, membership being as a rule equivalent to ethnicity.