Sungkung Journey Day3:Gawai opening
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Location : Dusun Sungkung Senebeh, Desa Sungkung I, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
The opening ceremony started in the morning with Senebeh's headman Pak Dawen welcoming guests/visitors and the pinning of corsages.
Speeches...
Transborder Kampung Gumbang – Kadek joint Gawai
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Location : Dusun Betung, Desa Tangguh, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
We had been waiting all year for this event and on the 7th June 2017 we finally gathered at Kampung Gumbang...
Nyobak’ng Gawai Tadan 2016 : Side trips to Bumbung & Siding
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Location : Dusun Bumbung, Desa Bengkawan, Kecamatan Seluas & Dusun Siding, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
After the main event at Tadan village was over, we had a quick and simple lunch at one...
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 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...
