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Characteristics of Traditions in Africa tend to be indigenous. 15% of Africans follow the traditional religion while the remainder of the population are Christians and Muslims. African religion is polytheistic which means the belief of a multitude of deities, or gods. Africans also believe that death is not the end, but the beginning of a longer life. Eternity. There are 2 important things that need to be done for the ritual. Ululation, and mentioning the name of the ancestor. African religion is somewhat similar to Shintoism. Shinto is polytheistic and revolves around the kami, or the nature spirits. Other polytheistic religions include Greek and Roman as they believe in the same gods but with different names. Hinduism is both monotheistic and henotheistic. Hinduism is not polytheistic. Henotheism (meaning one God) better defines Hindu. Henotheism means the worship of one God without denying the existence of other Gods.