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In the article these hats were associated with a “sun cult” not a “sun religion”.
Generally the way the words cult and religion are used, one has a connotation of legitimacy And reverence and the other a negative connotation suggesting illegitimacy.
In fact especially in a historical context cult is akin to a social movement and don’t refer to religions at all. And the word cult is only aligned with religion in the modern context.