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...
Gawai Nyobeng Rambai: Skull Washing 探索婆罗洲传统文化
Location : Dusun Rambai, Desa Sahan, Kecamatan Seluas, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
https://youtu.be/LhwXsg22ftA
The next day, at around eight in the morning the guys dressed in their traditional red attires gathered at the baruk for...
Dayak Bidayuh Shamans Of Bau Kuching Sarawak Malaysia
Location : Kampung Padang Pan, Bau District, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
https://youtu.be/031NLovUqJU
We received a call one afternoon from our friend Mac who hailed from Kampung Padang Pan a Bidayuh village in the Bau district of...
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...