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Currently over 6 million people practice Confucianism. Some people even practice a combination of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. It is mainly practiced in the heart of China but can still be found in surrounding countries. After Confucius' death in 479 BCE, shrines have been built in honor of him. In these temples preachers commemorate Confucius by carrying on his teachings. The preachers often hold some sort of governmental position or a teaching degree.

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Confucius did not believe that super natural beings had any affect on human life. Because of this, he is worshiped as a spirit and not a god/super natural being.

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Confucius believed that every human knows what the right thing to do is, but not everyone is inclined to choose the right thing. Through worship and reading every person can learn how to become better at choosing the right thing to do.

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The first believers started in the Shandong Province and spread through out China. Over thousands of years it continued to spread through verbal hierarchical diffusion to bordering countries.

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There are two main holidays celebrated; the birthday of Confucius and the Chinese New Year. Confucius' birthday is celebrated on September 28th through performing with ancient instruments, wearing traditional clothing, and dancing. The Chinese New Year celebrations have been influenced by Confucian philosophy's of each spring bringing good fortune and a fresh start. It is celebrated through parades, fireworks, family gatherings, and street performances.

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The Yin Yang is often recognized as the symbol of Confucianism. The Yin Yang is a way of explaining the universe's opposites in the Confucian Philosophy. Human nature is good, but if humans have endless negative desires it leads to an unbalance. Problems and difficulties come into world when balance is not present.

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Confucius preached to focus on the present because little is know of the future and afterlife. He did say death should not be feared for people who lived a moral life because they would recive good karma

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There are many sacred texts that go along with Confucianism. The main one being The Analects written by Confucius and his students in 500 BC. They are a group of all of his teachings and philosophies written on paper. The books focus on  improvement of oneself and society.

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Confucianism is different from many other religions because there are no gods. Confucianists do worship Confucius, but as a spirit rather than a god.

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Confucianism is based off of Confucius' philosophy to have mutual respect and kindness towards others. The religion was founded before the birth of Confucius but really took off once he started to teach other about this philosophy. Confucianism started in the Shandong Province and spread all throughout China.