Many traditional folk festivals retained their original forms after Christianization, but were given new religious meanings.

Christianization 是由名词 Christian（基督徒、基督教徒）加上后缀 -ize（使...化）变成动词 Christianize，再加上名词后缀 -ation 构成的名词。Christianize 意思是"使基督教化"，Christianization 指"基督教化的过程或结果"，即让原本非基督教的事物或习俗融入基督教元素。