The Last Generation of Japan's Hidden Christians

InasmallislandinruralNagasaki, HiddenChristiansgathertoworshiptheClosetGod, preservingauniqueversionofChristianity.
在長崎鄉村的一個小島上,隱密的基督徒聚集在一起敬拜隱密之神,保留著獨特的基督教信仰。
However, thistraditionisfadingwiththeelderlygeneration.
然而,隨著老一輩的到來,這項傳統正逐漸消失。

HiddenChristianityspreadrapidlyinJapaninthe16thcenturyduringthetimeofJesuitpriestsconvertingwarlordsandpeasants.
16 世紀,在耶穌會神父勸服軍閥和農民的時期,隱密的基督教在日本迅速傳播。
Afterfacingfiercecrackdown, manyHiddenChristiansconvertedtomainstreamCatholicism, butsomecontinuedtopracticetheoriginalconcealedversionofChristianity.
在遭受嚴厲打壓後,許多隱藏的基督徒皈依了主流天主教,但也有一些人繼續信奉原來的隱藏基督教。

Now, theHiddenChristiansareaging, andtheiruniquetraditionisatriskofdyingout.
如今,隱密基督徒正在老化,他們獨特的傳統面臨消亡的危險。
ThebondandritualsamongHiddenChristiansaredeep-rooted, originatingfromatimeofpersecutionandundergroundpractices.
隱密基督徒之間的連結和儀式根深蒂固,源自於迫害時期和地下活動。

Thecommunitie
社群
of HiddenChristianshavebeendwindlingasmodernizationandsocietalchangestakeover, makingitchallengingtopreservetheirtraditions.
隨著現代化和社會變革的到來,隱密的基督徒的數量正在減少,保護他們的傳統變得越來越困難。

Despiteeffortstodocumentandarchivetheuniquepractices, thefutureofHiddenChristianityremainsuncertain.
儘管人們努力記錄和存檔這些獨特的做法,但隱密基督教的未來仍然不確定。

In a small island in rural Nagasaki, Hidden Christians gather to worship the Closet God, preserving a unique version of Christianity.
However, this tradition is fading with the elderly generation.

Hidden Christianity spread rapidly in Japan in the 16th century during the time of Jesuit priests converting warlords and peasants.
After facing fierce crackdown, many Hidden Christians converted to mainstream Catholicism, but some continued to practice the original concealed version of Christianity.

Now, the Hidden Christians are aging, and their unique tradition is at risk of dying out.
The bond and rituals among Hidden Christians are deep-rooted, originating from a time of persecution and underground practices.

The communitie
of Hidden Christians have been dwindling as modernization and societal changes take over, making it challenging to preserve their traditions.

Despite efforts to document and archive the unique practices, the future of Hidden Christianity remains uncertain.
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