Quviasukvik
Appearance
Quviasukvik | |
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Also called | Quviasugvik, Inuit New Year, Happy Day,[1] Time of Joy[2] |
Observed by | Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Chukchi, Iñupiat, NunatuKavut |
Type | Cultural (Inuit) Religious (Inuit religion, Shamanist and Christian) |
Significance | Start of the year and the roaming of the spirits for good luck |
Date | December 24 to January 7 |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Christmas, Chinese New Year, Japanese New Year, Tibetan New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, Mongolian New Year, Sámi New Year, Yakut New Year |
Quviasukvik, is the first day of the year according to the Inuit. The festival of the New Year is celebrated by the Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Chukchi and the Iñupiat.[3] The feast originally derives from traditional Inuit religion but in modern times, it has Christian influences.[4][5]
Timing
The Quviasukvik festival starts on Christmas Eve and ends on January 7. This festival celebrates the coming of the new year and the sea goddess, Sedna and the transferring of spirits for good luck in the new year. During these days, many traditional customs are displayed. Due to Christian influences, Christmas was considered a new year to the Inuit.[6][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 13: Quviasukvik (Happy Day)
- ^ https://journals.openedition.org/jsa/2772?lang=en
- ^ Quviasukvik: The Inuit Winter Festival & Christmas
- ^ Quviasukvik. The celebration of an Inuit winter feast in the central Arctic
- ^ Inuit Shamanism and Christianity
- ^ Sex in Our Strange World: Why Christmas has Always Been About Sex
- ^ Christmas in the Big Igloo
- ^ Inulariuyunga; Imngirnik Quvigiyaqaqtunga!
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