| Quviasukvik ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ | |
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.jpg) Some Inuit, Yupik, Aleut, Chukchi and Iñupiat believed that the sunrise on December 24a marked the beginning of the new year | |
| 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 andChristian) |
| Significance | Start of the year and the roaming of the spirits for good luck |
| Celebrations | Watching the first sunrise of the Inuit new year (December 24 onlya), parades (December 25 only), mass attendance, concerts, carnivals, fairs, Inuit traditional activities, family gathering, family meal, visiting friends and relatives, gift giving, gift shopping, goodwill greetings, late night partying, reflection, watching fireworks (December 31 only), qulliq ceremonies during the first sunrise of the Christian new year (January 1 only), Nalujuk Night (January 6), ringing of the first school bell after winter break (January 3 in Greenland; January 4, 5 or 6 only in Canada and Alaska; January 7 in Russia), flag raising ceremonies (January 7 only) |
| 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 (Inuktitut:ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ; "Christmas"), is the first day of the year according toInuit. The festival of theNew Year is celebrated by Inuit,Yupik,Aleuts,Chukchi,NunatuKavummiut and theIñupiat.[3] The feast originally derives from traditionalInuit religion but in modern times, it has Christian influences.[4][5]
The Quviasukvik festival starts onChristmas 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 which gave the festival its name.[6][7][8]
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