The Mystery of Sinck Tuck

Minute Women

English - December 15, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes - 7.65 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
History Comedy comedy canada canadian canadianhistory comedic funny halifax heritage heritageminutes historical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: The Tree for Boston

Next Episode: Woody the Christmas Tree

On second day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a holiday mystery?

Since the ancient times (2004 to be exact) the internet has been recording the hallowed traditions of Sinck Tuck, the Inuit winter celebration that occurs every year during the Winter Solstice. Only, the Minute Women aren't so sure the Inuit celebrate Sinck Tuck during the darkest days of the year. Could the internet possibly be wrong?!

Editor's note: Out of curiosity, I did find the name of the Inuit mid-winter festival! It is called Quviasukvik and it marks the beginning of a new year. The website linked does a nice job of explaining the celebration!

Make sure to rate and review the Minute Women Podcast and visit our website: minutewomenpodcast.ca