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Mount Fuji in Japan is sacred to the Shinto faith and has many shrines where pilgrims honor Sengren-Sama, the goddess of the rising Sun.

Spirit religions

■ Throughout the world, smali groups of indigenous people worship the spirits that they believe dwell in people, animals, places, and their dead ancestors.

Ul ■ Ushiku Amida Buddha,Japan (above)

394 ft (120 m)

02: Great Buddha Lingshan, China

328 ft (100 m)

03: Buddha of Monywa, Myanmar

300 ft (90 m)

04: Leshan Buddha, China

233 ft (71 m)

05: Nihonji Daibutsu, Japan

101 ft (31 m)

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■ These “spirit” religions existed long before the creation of the world’s main religions.

■ Special religious figures, called shamans, contact the spirits, usually through rituals, such as dancing or drumming, and with the help of masks, which help them reach a State where they can travel to the spirit world.

■ The spirits may guide the shamans to heal people, predict the futurę, resolve disputes, or ward off evil spirits.

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Kamilavkion

They are worn by Orthodox Christian and Eastern Catholic monks.

Miter

Ceremoniał headdress of Christian clergy, including the Catholic church.

Songkok

Also known as a kopiah, this hat is worn by some Muslim men in southeastAsia.

Wimple

This head-covering is worn by some Christian nuns; it accompanies the habit (tunic).

Hijab

Traditionally, a headscarf is worn by Muslim women; the style differs between cultures.

Yarmulke

Some Jewish men choose to wear this rounded skullcap, also known as a kippah.

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