Nyobeng Sebujit Gawai Ritual Festival Part 1: Welcoming Guests & Opening Ceremony
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Location : Dusun Sebujit, Desa Hli Buei, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
It’s been 3 years since our last visit (https://bombasticborneo.com/2012/07/nyobeng-sebujit-2012/) here for the same event and this village has transformed drastically...
Nyobeng Sebujit 2018-Part3 Run up to the feeding of the skull
Location : Dusun Sebujit, Desa Hli Buei, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
https://youtu.be/ZAFgQ0wp4VU
After the morning’s grand opening, speeches and giving away of souvenirs, the day’s program resumed at about 5pm for the bamboo...
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...
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 Dayak Serumpun Gumbang: Welcoming Sungkung Guests
Location : Kampung Gumbang, Bau District, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Nyebang Gumbang 2018 was made more special as compared to past years’ events due to the coinciding of the opening of its brand new baruk....
Kampung Kadek, Desa Tangguh Transborneo Gawai Harvest Festival
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Location : Dusun Betung, Desa Tangguh, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
The second day of the event was the official opening early in the morning by the Bupati of Bengkayang Pak Gidot....
