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Chinese folk religion, also named Shenism, was the indigenous religion of the Han Chinese.Its focus is the worship of the shen (神 "expressions", "gods"), that are the generative powers of nature, also including, in the human sphere, ancestors and progenitors of families or lineages, and divine heroes that made a significant imprinting in the history of the Chinese civilisation.
Christianity has been in Hong Kong since 1841 when British Empire started to rule Hong Kong. [ 1 ] As of 2022, there were about 1.3 million Christians in Hong Kong (16% of the total population), most of them are Protestant (around 900,000) and Catholic (around 401,000).
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong. Christianity has been practiced in Hong Kong since 1841. As of 2022, there were about 1.3 million Christians in Hong Kong (16% of the total population), most of them are Protestant (around 900,000) and Catholic (around 401,000). [122]
Hong Kong people by religion (7 C) I. Islam in Hong Kong (3 C, 3 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Hong Kong (3 C, 5 P) L. Hong Kong religious leaders (6 C) M. Mazu (2 C, 5 P) O.
The Hong Kong African Association (香港非洲人協會) is an ethnic association for those people. [28] A Thai community began in Hong Kong when Thai women travelled with their husbands, of Chaozhou (Chiu Chow) origin, to Hong Kong in the 1970s. In 2016, Hong Kong had about 10,215 Thai residents, with around 33% residing in Kowloon City. [29]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Category: Hong Kong people by religion. 6 languages. ... Hong Kong Bahá'ís (1 P) Hong Kong Buddhists (3 C, 81 P) C. Hong Kong Christians (6 C, 71 P) H.
The vast majority of Muslims in Hong Kong are Sunni. [2] About 12,000 [3] of the Muslim families in Hong Kong are 'local boy' families, Muslims of mixed Chinese and South Asian ancestry descended from early Muslim South Asian immigrants who took local Chinese wives (Tanka people) and brought their children up as Muslims.