Folk religion

Work cat.: Sugden, C. The natural mystery of folk religion, 1992: p. 3-4 (The celebration of Christmas in North West Europe has its origins in a mid-winter festival which marks the passing of the winter solstice; the symbols and imagery of the midwinter festival convey the truths of the gospel. Christmas is not the only Christian festival to express folk religion in our culture)
WordiQ.com, Feb. 21, 2005 (Folk religion consists of beliefs, superstitions and cultural practices transmitted from generation to generation, in addition to the formally stated creeds and beliefs of a codified major religion. The term is also applied to the blending of folk practices with those of major religions)