User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/Is there religion in RWBY?/@comment-25396609-20150606034922/@comment-25396609-20150606043903

humans have the ability to bend nature to their will without the use off tools by wielding aura and semblances(electromagnetism, gravity if the theories aboutthe basis of Weiss' glyphs are corrrect), when  combined with dust they can literally create matter from pure energy.

THAT power of the gods.

As for the ancestor worship, we've seen no clear indication of typical religion(maybe the forest temple, but to me it seems more like a part of the tradition of becoming huntsman and huntresses than a religous location). no common symbols outside those used for the kingdoms/academies, but we see hints of the importance of ancestors everywhere.

An isolated grave for a presumably well known huntress, likely on or near the place of her death.

An extremely elaborate statue of a hunter slaying a grimm,

Weiss becoming a huntress to prevent her father from ruining the family legacy,

Ruby and Yang becoming huntresss to follow their parents paths in life,

I'm terible with symbolism, but maybe someone who's better at it than me can find some better examples.