Quviasukvik

Quviasukvik
Quviasukvik
Also called	Inuit New Year, Happy Day
Observed by	Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Chukchi, Iñupiat
Type	Cultural (Inuit); Religious (Inuit religion, Shamanist and Christian)
Significance	Start of the year
Date	December 24 to January 1
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Christmas, Chinese New Year, Japanese New Year, Tibetan New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, Mongolian New Year, Nowruz, 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.^[2] The feast originally derives from traditional Inuit religion but in modern times, it has Christian influences.^[3]^[4]

Timing

The Quviasukvik festival starts on Christmas Eve and ends on New Year's Day. This festival celebrates the coming of the new year and the sea goddess, Sedna. During these days, many traditional customs are displayed. Due to Christian influences, Christmas was considered a new year to the Inuit.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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[1] Nunavut (Our Land) Episode 13: Quviasukvik (Happy Day)

[2] Quviasukvik: The Inuit Winter Festival & Christmas

[3] Quviasukvik. The celebration of an Inuit winter feast in the central Arctic

[4] Inuit Shamanism and Christianity

[5] Sex in Our Strange World: Why Christmas has Always Been About Sex

[6] Christmas in the Big Igloo

[7] Inulariuyunga; Imngirnik Quvigiyaqaqtunga!

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