Quviasukvik
quviasukvik inuktitut ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ christmas first day year according inuit festival new year celebrated inuit yupik aleut chukchi nunatukavummiut iñupiat feast originally derives traditional inuit religion modern time christian influence quviasukvik festival start christmas eve end january festival celebrates coming new year sea goddess sedna transferring spirit good luck new year day many traditional custom displayed due christian influence christmas considered new year inuit gave festival name angakkuq first sunrise would apply area sun rose december many circumpolar people live arctic circle experience polar night thus sunrise december example copper inuit lived umingmaktok area °′″n °′″w see sunrise approximately december