an ethnic group is a group of people that share multiple cultural attributes such as languagea system of symbols that allow people to communicate with each other, also the MOST symbolic way that culture is passed down, religionbelief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe; a personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship; a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader, traditions and celebrations, specific wearing apparel, ritualsthe prescribed order of performing a ceremony or act, especially one characteristic of a particular religion or church; rituals are usually collectivistic behaviors and most often include a specialist overseeing the activity or activities, history, genealogythe science of studying family history, tracing family origins, finding lines of descent and/or geography; an ethnic group may share some, many, or all of these cultural traits
