Living in the freezing -50C, Eskimos have an unbelievable emotional "custom"

It is unbelievable that in the year-round frozen Arctic, where temperatures regularly fall to -40°C to -50°C, there still exists a tribe of Eskimos, also known as Inupiat or Yupik, who live and hunt skillfully.

About 5,000 years ago, the Eskimos appeared in North America and gradually migrated to other icy regions such as Eastern Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Despite living in harsh climate conditions, they still maintain an optimistic and cheerful spirit. The average adult Eskimo is about 1.6m tall, has brown skin, high cheekbones, and is adapted to cold environments.

From birth, Eskimo children have to endure the bitter cold. Their whole bodies are often wrapped in animal skins, leaving only their eyes exposed. However, it is the icy lands and harsh snowy winds that have trained Eskimo children to have extraordinary endurance, helping them to be healthy and rarely sick.

Eskimos are considered experts in extreme cold. They can survive in temperatures that regularly range from -40°C to -50°C. To combat the extreme cold, they build igloos, which are circular structures made from square blocks of ice. An igloo can be built in just one hour by two men. These huts can stand alone or be connected by tunnels, creating a communal living space. The temperature inside an igloo is usually 5–7°C higher than outside.

When spring comes and the weather is less harsh, the Eskimos build large tents with wooden poles in the middle, surrounded by reindeer skins. These tents can accommodate dozens of people and are located close together, forming a small village of about 300-400 residents.

Eskimo clothing is entirely handmade, made from the skin and fur of animals such as seals, wolves or polar bears. They often wear long coats with wide hoods, called parkas, along with 2-3 layers of thick boots and wool gloves to keep warm. Because they live in a land of ice and snow all year round, Eskimos cannot grow vegetables but mainly gather the available natural fruits and vegetables. Their main diet is animal meat such as cod, salmon, seals, reindeer and cold-climate birds.

Lucky visitors to an Eskimo home will be treated to a special akutaq, a cream made from fish, seal fat, reindeer meat and raspberries. In Eskimo tribes, women are responsible for cooking and sewing. Children aged 8-10 years old begin to follow their fathers on hunting trips, learning survival skills from a young age.

The Eskimos hunted seals, whales, and fished in the winter and caribou and polar bears in the summer, using primitive weapons such as spears, harpoons, bows and arrows. They were renowned as excellent hunters, and the animal skins that covered their tents were a testament to their exploits.

A special cultural feature of Eskimo families is the way of expressing affection: husband and wife or parents and children rub noses together instead of kissing, because they believe that the harsh cold can "freeze" lips. The main means of transportation in winter is a sled pulled by about 10 dogs. When spring comes, they use kayaks or umiaks - hollowed wooden boats lined with seal or sea lion skin, elongated in shape, holding several people. Over thousands of years, Eskimo life has changed little. Most still live in the wild lands covered with white snow.

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