Comparative Ethnological Study of the Syncretization of Folk Customs and Human-Initiated Religions Based on a Survey of May Day Festivals in France and the United Kingdom

本文对《法国民间传说》（1949）中描述的五月柱、选五月皇后等五月节传统习俗进行了跟踪调查。五.热内普，人们发现，一些地方不再实行这些习俗，而其他地区继续。法国共有四个地方，包括普罗旺斯，继续举办活动，据观察，某个有魅力的个人的参与是事件生存的核心。民俗与圣人崇拜的融合也体现在事件延续的动态中。在英格兰西南部，五月的庆祝活动，如赛马节，今天仍然举行。它的神圣和世俗元素的混合，包括作为旅游景点的事件的发展，被视为英国和法国之间的对比。

In this follow-up survey of traditional customs in May Day Festivals, such as the maypole and the selection of a May Queen which are described in Le folklore francais(1949) by A. V. Gennep, it was found that some places no longer practice these customs while other areas continue to. A total of four places in France, including Provence, continue to hold the events and it was observed that the involvement of a certain charismatic individual was central to event survival. The syncretization of folk customs and saint veneration was also noted in the dynamics of event continuation. In Southwest England, May festivities such as hobbyhorse festivals are still held today. Its mixture of sacred and secular elements, including the development of the event as a tourist attraction, was seen as a contrast between the UK and France.