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.
The next day, at around eight in the morning the guys dressed in their traditional red attires gathered at the baruk for...
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...
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...
