ON THE ADAPTATION OF CHRISTIANITY TO EUROPE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF FESTIVAL, FOLKLORE AND ICON

这项研究的目的是为了澄清日耳曼民俗如何在今天的欧洲国家，特别是在德国，瑞士和奥地利，那里的人们已经完全基督教化。通过实地考察，我们考察了这些地区具有古日耳曼特色的民俗，并对其进行了神学和图像学的分析。2001-2003财政年度的调查对象如下：2001财政年度：德国埃尔扎克、弗赖堡和奥芬堡的狂欢节; 2002财政年度：哈斯拉赫、努尔蒂根和奥克森豪森的Fruhlings节（春节）、Maifest节（五月节）和Georgsritt节（圣乔治骑马节）。Weinfest（葡萄酒节）在莱茵，摩泽尔，德国。2003财政年度：在策勒和戈斯拉尔，德国老房子的墙上。德国奥尔登堡的维金玛丽诞生市场。奥地利萨尔茨堡、阿尔卑巴赫、莱赫和圣安东的民俗。这些调查的一些档案在“宗教和民俗数据库”网站上向公众开放（代表：田岛辉久）。此外，通过对圣像“基督的洗礼”的分析，我们成功地展示了基督教适应欧洲的过程。

The purpose of this research was to clarify how Germanic folkways remain today in European countries, especially in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, where people have been totally Christianized. By some field investigations in these areas, we surveyed folkways showing old Germanic features, and analyzed them theologically and iconologically. The objects these investigations in fiscal year 2001-2003 areas follows.Fiscal 2001 : Fastnacht (carnival) in Elzach, Freiburg and Offenburg, Germany.Fiscal 2002 : Fruhlings fest (Spring festival), Maifest (May festival) and Georgsritt (Saint Georg's Riding) in Haslach, Nurtigen and Ochsenhausen. Weinfest (wine festival) in Rhein, Mosel, Germany.Fiscal 2003 : Inscriptions on the walls of old houses in Celle und Goslar, Germany. The market on the Nativity of Vergin Mary in Ordenburg, Germany. Folkways in Salzburg, Alpbach, Lech und St.Anton, Austria.Some archievements of these investigations are open to the public on the website "The Database of Religion and Folklore" (the representative : Teruhisa Tajima). In addition, with analysis of the icon 'Baptism of Christ', we succeeded to show an example of the process of the Christianity's adaptation to Europe.