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Hoyan

Hoyan proper noun: a New Year's Day tradition among the Oneida people in which children go door-to-door and ask for donuts or other treats.

Proper noun

Hoyan

  1. A New Year's Day tradition among the Oneida people in which children go door-to-door and ask for donuts or other treats.
    • He said people in the community have been celebrating Hoyan, unique to Oneida, since the mid-1800s to mark the start of a new year.2018 December 31, “Oneida welcomes a new year with doughnut tradition”, in CBC News

Origin of Hoyan

From Oneida Hoyá:n, meaning "one more" or "again".

Questions about Hoyan

What does Hoyan mean?
Hoyan means a New Year's Day tradition among the Oneida people in which children go door-to-door and ask for donuts or other treats.
What part of speech is Hoyan?
Hoyan is a proper noun.

Words near Hoyan in the dictionary

  1. Hoxtonite
  2. Hoxtonites
  3. hoy
  4. hoya
  5. hoyacarnoside
  6. Hoyan
  7. hoyas
  8. hoyay
  9. HoYay!
  10. hoyden
  11. hoydened

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