Bladder Festival
bladder festival bladder feast nakaciuq something done bladder nakaciuryaraq process something bladder yupik important annual seal hunting harvest renewal ceremony celebration held year honor appease soul seal taken hunt past season occurred winter solstice yupik western southwestern alaska yupik eskimo shamanism hunter kill body animal kill yua spirit soul resides animal bladder nakacuk yupik reincarnated new body collected inflated bladder sea mammal taken hunter previous year honored celebration bladder festival marked opening winter ceremonial season time winter solstice sun sat horizon family inflated bladder seal killed year brought qasgiq timing bladder festival varied slightly place place year year bladder festival associated increased sexual activity men woman circumscribed sexual activity bladder festival pubescent girl could enter qasgiq woman general excluded qasgiq except special period several five six day festivity time return bladder sea yupik hunter still hunt seal village performed festival least year messenger feast nalukataq yupik dancing kayak angst