They created nature based gods to try and explain why things were happening. Let's put an example, that they possibly didn't know where rain came from, so they created gods to substitute it as en explanation of what goes on in nature.
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4. セーラムの人口は173,442人です
5. ポートランドの人口は653,115人です
6. 東京の人口は9,273,000人です
Keep in mind that all these are direct translations. So it might be slightly sloppy since it was directly translated and not fit for Japanese slang and shortenings. So please correct me if this is slightly off :)
What you observe nati celebrations or ceremonies
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