Nyobak’ng Tadan 2016, Skulls Feeding Gawai Dayak Ritual Festival
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Location : Kampung Tadan, Dusun Sei Biang, Desa Bengkawan, Kecamatan Seluas, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
After missing out on the last 2 years’ celebration we were glad indeed to be able to attend...
Gawai Nyobeng Rambai: Bamboo Climbing / Panjat Bambu
Location : Dusun Rambai, Desa Sahan, Kecamatan Seluas, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
https://youtu.be/MBVrYzq-DYI
After witnessing so many Nyobengs through the years in many parts of West Kalimantan, we assumed that we knew everything about Bidayuh...
Gawai Nyabak’ng Laek, Kalimantan Barat Crossborder Tourism
Location : Dusun Laek, Desa Bengkilu, Kecamatan Tujuh Belas, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
On the second day after our arrival was the Nyabak'ng event or Nyobeng depending on the local dialect in deferent areas...
Nyobang “Skulls Bathing & Feeding” at Krokong
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Location : Krokong, Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia.
An ancient practice of the Bidayuhs in the Land of the Headhunters, 'nyobang'. It is a ritual of appeasing the spirits (of the heads taken) where the skulls...
Nyobeng Suku Dayak Kowon’t Kambih Bengkayang 婆罗洲达雅丰收节
Location : Dusun Kambih, Desa Bengkawan, Kecamatan Seluas, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
https://youtu.be/IoowHvb9TXY
The next day’s weather was a far cry from the day before. The sun was up early in the blue sky spelling...
Gawai Selampit and Pesta Batu Si’ib, Lundu Kuching
Location : Kampung Selampit, Lundu District, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
On the second day of every Gawai which is on the 2nd of June every year, the Bidayuhs of Selampit village would gather at the...
