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Religious lifeThe San Francisco Bay Area has a very diverse religious life with thousands of churchChurchSorry, no overview for this topic es, pagodaPagoda A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, N... s, mosqueMosque A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith.... s, templeTemple A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites .... s, synagogueSynagogue A synagogue is a Jewish place of religious worship.... s, gurdwaraGurdwara A Gurdwara, meaning "the doorway to God", is the Sikh place of worship and may be referred to as a Sikh temple.... s, and other religious centers. The Bay Area is home to ChristiansChristianity Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New... , BuddhistBuddhism Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a way of life, a practical philosophy, and arguably a form of psychology.... , HinduHinduism Hinduism is a set of religious traditions that originated mainly in the Indian subcontinent.... , JewishJudaism Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people.... , MuslimIslam Islam is a monotheistic religion based upon the Qur'an, which adherents believe was sent by God through Muhammad.... , SikhSikh A Sikh is an adherent of Sikhism.... , and numerous other religious communities. Historically, San Francisco has been predominantly Roman Catholic, due to the Italian and IrishIrish Irish may refer to:* Ireland, an island consisting of:... immigrants of the late 19th and early 20th century. Sports
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MusicThe San Francisco Bay Area was home to one of the biggest thrash metal scenes in the United States, along with Tampa Bay, Florida. Containing acts like ExodusExodusExodus is the second book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament.... , Death AngelDeath Angel Overview 'Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California.... , Vio-lenceVio-lence Vio-lence was a thrash metal band formed in 1985.... , TestamentTestament Summary A testament is a document that the author has sworn to be true.... and MetallicaMetallica Metallica is an American Heavy metal band, formed in October 1981.... (although MetallicaMetallica Overview Metallica is an American Heavy metal band, formed in October 1981.... had initially formed in Los AngelesLos Ángeles Los ?ngeles is the capital of the province of Biob?o, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII in the center-so... , it wasn't until their relocation to the East Bay area in 1983 that Cliff BurtonCliff Burton Clifford Lee Burton was the second bassist in the band Metallica, joining the band in late 1982 His life and tragic death ha... and Kirk HammettKirk Hammett Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist in the heavy metal group Metallica.... joined as bassist and lead guitarist, sealing the band's first, formative line-up), the Bay Area Thrash scene was a huge impact on the Thrash metalThrash metal Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres, that is characterised by its high spee... world, as well as the Death metalDeath metal Death metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that evolved out of thrash metal during the early 1980s.... scene; as PossessedPossessed (band) Possessed was an early death metal band formed in 1983, in El Sobrante, California, and have often been credited for creatin... is considered as one of the first death metal bands. The Bay Area saw a large punk movement from the 70s to the present. Bands such as the Dead KennedysDead Kennedys The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California.... , The AvengersThe Avengers (band) The Avengers were a San Francisco based punk band in the first wave of American punk.... , FlipperFlipper Flipper may refer to:*Flipper, a limb on some animals... , D.R.I., M.D.C.MDC (band) MDC are a punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979.... and Operation IvyOperation Ivy (band) -Operation Ivy was an influential ska punk... were popular in the 70s and 80s, with later bands such as RancidRancid (band) Overview Rancid is a punk rock band that was formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong .... , Green DayGreen Day Green Day is a musical trio from East Bay, California, consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt and Tr Cool .... and AFIAFI (band) AFI is a rock band from Ukiah, California.... all coming out of BerkeleyBerkeley, California Summary Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States.... . The Bay Area is now the home of the hyphyHyphy Hyphy is a style of music and dance primarily associated with the San Francisco Bay Area hip hop culture.... movement, which was started almost 10 years ago. The genre which was originally pioneered by the rappers Andre "Mac Dre" Hicks, Too Short, Keak Da SneakKeak Da Sneak Keak Da Sneak is a rapper from Oakland, California.... , and E-40E-40 Overview , [[San Francisco, California|San Fra... , is now becoming more popular throughout the world. Hyphy themes such as ghost riding, thizzin' and going dumb are now common in other parts of the country. The Bay Area is also home to the HieroglyphicsHieroglyphics (band) The Hieroglyphics is a hip hop collective based in Oakland, California.... hip hop crew, which is composed of local artists including the Souls of MischiefSouls of Mischief Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group, part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.... and Del tha Funkee HomosapienDel tha Funkee Homosapien Del tha Funkee Homosapien, also known as Del the Funky Homosapien and a few other phonetic approximations, is an alter... . Regional counties, cities and suburbsCounties
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Notable Bay Area peopleThis is a list of notable people that were born in, or who have lived in the Bay Area
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