diff --git a/history/characters/NEOW_e_greece.txt b/history/characters/NEOW_e_greece.txt
index 771d0cea..46fd68f1 100644
--- a/history/characters/NEOW_e_greece.txt
+++ b/history/characters/NEOW_e_greece.txt
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ albania0002 = { #North Epiros
 albania0003 = { #Kastriota
 	name = "Enkelejd"
 	dynasty = kastrioti_dynasty
-	religion = "alevi"
+	religion = "aqlani"
 	culture = NEOW_albanian
 	trait = education_martial_4
 	trait = calm
diff --git a/history/characters/NEOW_e_nistria.txt b/history/characters/NEOW_e_nistrenia.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from history/characters/NEOW_e_nistria.txt
rename to history/characters/NEOW_e_nistrenia.txt
diff --git a/history/provinces/e_makedon.txt b/history/provinces/e_makedon.txt
index 762bd925..146c6060 100644
--- a/history/provinces/e_makedon.txt
+++ b/history/provinces/e_makedon.txt
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
 ###c_branicevo
 3664 = {	#Branicevo
 	culture = NEOW_serbian
-	religion = yugoslavist
+	religion = orthodox
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 3665 = {	#Kucevo
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@
 }
 3652 = {	#Scaptopara / modern Blagoevgrad
 	culture = NEOW_macedonian
-	religion = diadochic
+	religion = megalocratic
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 
diff --git a/history/provinces/e_nistrenia.txt b/history/provinces/e_nistrenia.txt
index 28b0a196..cd2f697f 100644
--- a/history/provinces/e_nistrenia.txt
+++ b/history/provinces/e_nistrenia.txt
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 ###c_krasnodar
 8880 = {	# Krasnodar
 	culture = NEOW_cossack
-	religion = orthodox
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 8881 = {	# Dinskaya
@@ -1152,8 +1152,8 @@ holding = none
 }
 ###c_kherson
 5269 = {	#Kherson
-	culture = NEOW_ucrainean
-	religion = orthodox
+	culture = NEOW_cossack
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = castle_holding
 	
 }
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ holding = none
 ####c_dnipro
 5274 = {	#b_dnipro
 	culture = NEOW_cossack
-	religion = orthodox
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = tribal_holding
 	
 }
@@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ holding = none
 	
 }
 5293 = {	#Frolovo
-	culture = NEOW_nizhnevolzhan
-	religion = stalinist
+	culture = NEOW_cossack
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = tribal_holding
 }
 5294 = {	#Kamyshin
@@ -1742,8 +1742,8 @@ holding = none
 ##d_poltava ###################################
 ###c_poltava
 5184 = {	#b_poltava
-	culture = NEOW_kievan
-	religion = orthodox
+	culture = NEOW_cossack
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 5282 = {	#b_karlivka
@@ -1772,8 +1772,8 @@ holding = none
 ##d_sumy ###################################
 ###c_sumy
 5188 = {	#b_sumy
-	culture = NEOW_kievan
-	religion = orthodox
+	culture = NEOW_cossack
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 5182 = {	#Akhtyr
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ holding = none
 ###c_hlukhiv
 5192 = {	#Glukhov
 	culture = NEOW_polessian
-	religion = orthodox
+	religion = third_covenant
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 
@@ -2521,14 +2521,8 @@ holding = none
 ###c_minsk
 550 = {		#Minsk
 	culture = NEOW_minskian
-	religion = orthodox
-	holding = tribal_holding
-	935.1.1 = {
-		holding = castle_holding
-	}
-	989.9.15 = {
-		religion = orthodox
-	}
+	religion = third_covenant
+	holding = castle_holding
 }
 165 = {		#KREVA
 	holding = none
@@ -2825,7 +2819,7 @@ holding = none
 5297 = {	#Zapaxi
 	#old city/city name, around where current Maykop is
 	culture = kabardian
-	religion = kozachina
+	religion = orthodox
 	holding = tribal_holding	
 	#1066.1.2 = {
 	#	holding = city_holding
@@ -2858,12 +2852,8 @@ holding = none
 5309 = {	#Tserlona
 	#city and region according to XVIIIth maps
 	culture = NEOW_cossack
-	religion = orthodox
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = tribal_holding
-	1178.1.1 = {
-		culture = NEOW_cossack
-		religion = orthodox
-	}
 }
 5310 = {	#Cisterki
 	#settlement found on some older maps, unsure of its current name/location
@@ -2880,11 +2870,8 @@ holding = none
 5303 = {	#Besinada
 	#city according to XVIIIth maps
 	culture = NEOW_cossack
-	religion = orthodox
+	religion = kozachina
 	holding = tribal_holding
-	965.1.2 = {
-		religion = orthodox
-	}
 }
 5344 = {	#Majar
 	holding = none
diff --git a/history/provinces/e_yugoslavia.txt b/history/provinces/e_yugoslavia.txt
index a648ed0c..74f31004 100644
--- a/history/provinces/e_yugoslavia.txt
+++ b/history/provinces/e_yugoslavia.txt
@@ -518,12 +518,12 @@
 ###c_bacs
 518 = {		#Bacs
 	culture = NEOW_serbian
-	religion = yugoslavist
+	religion = nepmese
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 3830 = {	#Titel
 	culture = NEOW_serbian
-	religion = yugoslavist
+	religion = nepmese
 	holding = castle_holding
 	1066.1.1 = {
 		holding = church_holding
diff --git a/history/provinces/e_zapadoslavia.txt b/history/provinces/e_zapadoslavia.txt
index 6bbaf563..7c6d7e77 100644
--- a/history/provinces/e_zapadoslavia.txt
+++ b/history/provinces/e_zapadoslavia.txt
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@
 ###c_sacz/Nowy Sącz
 532 = {		# Nowy Sącz
 	culture = goral
-	religion = cadaverist
+	religion = mariavite
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 4968 = {	# Dębica
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@
 ###c_bethen/Gop
 3051 = {	# Katowice
 	culture = wymysorys
-	religion = cadaverist
+	religion = mariavite
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 3044 = {	# Bytom
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@
 ###c_ratibor/Częstochowa
 526 = {	# Częstochowa
 	culture = NEOW_lesser_polish
-	religion = osvicenist
+	religion = mariavite
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 440 = {	# Zawiercie
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
 ###c_cieszyn
 3040 = {	# Cieszyn
 	culture = NEOW_silesian
-	religion = osvicenist
+	religion = mariavite
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 3041 = {	# Bielsko-Biała
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@
 ###c_orava
 525 = {		#Orava
 	culture = goral
-	religion = osvicenist
+	religion = cadaverist
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 3810 = {	#Twardosczino aka Tvrdošín aka Turdossin
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@
 ###c_zolyom
 3856 = {	#Zolyom
 	culture = slovien
-	religion = roman_catholic
+	religion = osvicenist
 	holding = castle_holding
 }
 3857 = {	#Breznobanya