▁did ▁not ▁associate ▁with ▁particular ▁sect ▁of ▁Islam ▁in ▁a ▁P ew ▁survey . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁religious ▁practices ▁were ▁officially ▁b anned ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁making ▁the ▁country ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁constitution ally ▁at he ist ▁state ▁to ▁ever ▁exist . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁state ▁commun ism , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁religious ▁activities ▁res umed . ▁Among ▁people ▁who ▁follow ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁major ▁relig ions ▁in ▁Alban ia , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁various ▁religious ▁trad itions ▁and ▁pag an ▁trad itions ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁before ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Inter fa ith ▁mar ri ages ▁between ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Christians ▁are ▁held ▁to ▁be ▁" common " ▁and ▁" un remark able " ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁with ▁little ▁social ▁re per cussion , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁statistical ▁data ▁on ▁their ▁pre val ence . ▁During ▁the ▁commun ist ▁period , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁rates ▁of ▁mixed ▁mar ri ages ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 1 . 6 % ▁in ▁Sh k od ë r , ▁ 4 . 3 % ▁in ▁G ji rok ast ë r ▁to ▁ 1 5 . 5 % ▁among ▁the ▁text ile ▁workers ▁in ▁Tir an ë . ▁In ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Sh k od ë r ▁they ▁reached ▁ 5 % ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁However ,