Swedish Church Customs 1962

Lund University Church History Archive was founded in 1942. The task was to explain and document how the life and manners of the Swedish people was rooted in Christian belief and church customs. Parallel with the investigations of the older church customs the Church Archive started to examine the changes of the contemporary church customs. To get a view of the usage of different customs in the country at the same point of time, a questionnaire was sent to all parishes in 1962. The questionnaire included questions on customs in connection with the general services and at church festivals, and also at different church ceremonies such as christenings, confirmations, marriages and funerals. This nationwide inventory has been repeated in 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1995, 2002 and in 2008/2009.

Purpose:

To identify changes in the contemporary church practice.

隆德大学教会历史档案馆（Lund University Church History Archive）成立于1942年，其成立宗旨为阐释并记录瑞典民众的生活与风尚如何植根于基督教信仰与教会传统。在开展古老教会传统研究的同时，该档案馆亦着手考察当代教会传统的变迁。为全面掌握同一时期瑞典国内各类教会传统的使用情况，档案馆于1962年向全国所有教区发放了调查问卷。该问卷涵盖了与常规礼拜、教会节日相关的习俗，以及洗礼、坚信礼、婚礼、葬礼等各类教会仪式中的相关习俗。此次全国性普查分别于1968年、1974年、1980年、1986年、1995年、2002年及2008/2009年重复开展。

研究目标：
探明当代教会实践的变迁情况。