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Gawai Nyaruok Kampung Sadir & Mangkau Village 2015

September 23, 2015

Location : Kampung Sadir, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

The pride of Sadir- the longest surviving ‘nyaruok’ event in Borneo. Whereby one village makes a reciprocal Gawai visit to another village and in this case it is even more special because the other village is from across the border in Indonesia. The only 2 other villages that still hold on to this tradition are Gumbang and Padang Pan in the Bau region with their Indonesian counterparts in Siding, all of which we have been honoured to have participated in. (Related links : Nyobeng Gumbang ; Nyobeng Padang Pan)

While we may have missed out on the first leg a week earlier to Mangkau, we made sure that we did not on the return leg. Lucky Sadir with some financial backing from the government can host this event without any worries to the largest crowd ever, more than a hundred guests from Indonesia. This 3D2N event consisted of the welcoming, the unique ‘paren’ , lucky draws, cultural dance competition, singing, ‘ketong’ or Bidayuh bamboo xylophone demo, impromptu beauty contest and of course the all night long dancing.

Welcoming

authentic, Bidayuh native, culture, Gawai Sawa, indigenous, land dayak, Nyaruok, outdoor, Padawan, paddy harvest festival, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, homestay, waterfalls. nature, — Sadir village, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak.

authentic, Dayak Bidayuh, Borneo, culture, Dusun Mangkau, Gawai Sawa, indigenous, indonesia, Kampung Sadir, native, Nyaruok, outdoor, Sarawak Event, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, Homestay, — Triple beauties of Sadir

authentic, Dayak Bidayuh, culture, Dusun Mangkau, indigenous, Malaysia, native, Nyaruok, outdoor, paddy harvest festival, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, homestay, — Riyeg making his welcoming speech

authentic, Dayak Bidayuh, native culture, Gawai Sawa, indigenous, Kampung Sadir, Malaysia, outdoor, paddy harvest festival, Pala Pasang, Sarawak Event, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, Kuching, Homestay, — Guests from Mangkau village, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Paren

authentic, Dayak Bidayuh, culture, indigenous, indonesia, West Kalimantan Barat, Kampung Sadir, Malaysia, native, outdoor, Padawan, paddy harvest festival, Sarawak Event, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, homestay, — Village headman Tom leading the paren

authentic, culture, Dusun Mangkau, indigenous, Kampung, land dayak, Malaysia, native, Nyaruok, outdoor, Padawan, paddy harvest festival, Event, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, homestay, — The first paren-Sadir folks serving the Mangkau visitors

authentic, Bidayuh, culture, indigenous, Indonesia, West Kalimantan Barat, land dayak, Malaysia, native, Padawan, paddy harvest festival, Sarawak Event, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, waterfall, nature, — Pak Anton

authentic homestay, Dusun Mangkau, indigenous, indonesia, Kampung Sadir, land dayak, malaysia, native, outdoor, Padawan, paddy harvest, Sarawak Event, thanksgiving, tribal, village, Kuching, waterfalls, — Our guest getting the feel of what ‘paren’ is like

Ketong / Bidayuh bamboo xylophone

authentic, culture, Gawai Sawa, indigenous, Kampung Sadir, land dayak, Malaysia, native, Nyaruok, Padawan, paddy harvest festival, Sarawak, tribal, village, Kuching, — The ketong player

Beauty contest

Bidayuh, culture, Dusun Mangkau, Kampung Sadir, land dayak, Nyaruok, outdoor, Padawan, paddy harvest, Sarawak Event, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, Homestay, Kuching, — The winner

Dancing competition

authentic homestay, Bidayuh native, Dusun Mangkau, Gawai Sawa, indigenous, indonesia, West Kalimantan Barat, Kampung Sadir, land dayak, Nyaruok, outdoor, Padawan, thanksgiving, tribal, tribe, village, Kuching event, Waterfalls. — Dinner

authentic, Bidayuh, culture, Mangkau, Entikong, Gawai Sawa, indigenous, Kampung Sadir, land dayak, native, Nyaruok, outdoor, Paddy harvest festival, Pala Pasang, thanksgiving, traditional, tribal, tribe, village, — Suruh Engkadok group

Kampung Sadir is blessed with so many waterfalls mostly within walking distance and when the weather gets too hot just help yourself to a dip. Or like we did, we drove all the way to nearby village Sibakar for its waterfall. (Check out Sibakar waterfall here)

Waterfalls in Kampung Sadir