Inuit Culture
Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The
word "Inuit" means "people."
Anningan continually chases his sister, Malina, the Sun goddess, across the sky. During this
chase, he forgets to eat, and he gets much thinner. This is symbolic of the phases of the moon,
particularly the crescent.
To satisfy his hunger, he disappears for three days each month (new moon) and then returns full
(gibbous) to chase his sister all over again. Malina wants to stay far away from her bad brother.
That is why they rise and set at different times.
Pilt The mask above is a shaman mask. Shamans would wear masks such as this one during healing ceremonies.
Sedna
Sedna was the sea spirit according to the peoples of northern Canada and Greenland, known as
Inuit. Sedna was a young girl who stubbornly refused to marry anyone. Her father forced her to
marry a dog
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