Çük
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- The title of this article contains the character Ç. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Chuq.
- The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Chuek.
Çük (Çuq; [ʃʲyk] or [ʃʲuq]; Cyrillic: Чук, Чүк, Чӳк, Чӱк) was a holiday of Keräşen Tatars, Chuvashes, Udmurts, preserved before the beginning of 20th century. It was celebrated as summer, before the Whitsunday or at the Poqraw eve (The Intercession). Commoners arranged a collective meal, and called for rain, douche themselves. Recent years Çük is celebrated in several districts of Tatarstan and is hold on the manner of Sabantuy.
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- (Tatar) "Çük/Чүк". Tatar Encyclopedia. (2002). Kazan: Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia.
- (Russian) Chuvash Çük and other Chuvash holidays
