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Wikipedia'S Demographic of The Philippines Article: Photo From Donna Sundblad Posted On
Wikipedia'S Demographic of The Philippines Article: Photo From Donna Sundblad Posted On
According
to WikiPedia’s Demographic Of the Philippines article, 75 – 80 percent of Filipinos are Roman
Catholics, 1 percent are irreligious, 4.2 percent are Muslims, 15 percent are Protestant
Christians, and followed other religions like Iglesia ni Cristo, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints(Mormon), Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikhism, Animism, and Paganism. With
the domination of the Catholics in the Philippines, I would like discuss on how Filipino Catholic
traditions are mainly classified into groups: Baptism Ceremonies, Holy Communion
Ceremonies, Funerals Ceremonies, Wedding Ceremonies, Christmas Ceremonies, and Holy
Week Ceremonies. These ceremonies are concerned with the involvement of the Catholic
Church as it is celebrated.