Swedish Church Customs 1986

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，其设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。在开展古老教会习俗研究的同期，该档案馆亦着手考察当代教会习俗的演变。为全面了解同期瑞典全国范围内各类教会习俗的应用情况，研究团队于1962年向所有教区发放调查问卷。问卷内容涵盖常规礼拜仪式、教会节日相关习俗，以及洗礼、坚振礼、婚礼与葬礼等各类教会典礼中的习俗。这项全国性普查分别于1968年、1974年、1980年、1986年、1995年、2002年及2008/2009年重复开展。

研究目的：
明确当代教会实践的演变轨迹。