Hoyan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Oneida Hoyá:n, meaning "one more" or "again".
Proper noun[edit]
Hoyan
- A New Year's Day tradition among the Oneida people in which children go door-to-door and ask for donuts or other treats.
- 2018 December 31, “Oneida welcomes a new year with doughnut tradition”, in CBC News[1]:
- 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.