Gawea Sowa Kampung Serasot 2018
Location : Kampung Serasot, Bau District, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Kampung Serasot is one of the several Dayak Bidayuh villages in the Bau district that celebrates the Gawea Sowa in a very traditional way. The...
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....
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...
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 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 Gawai Ritual Festival Part 2: Spiritual Healing & Cleansing
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Location : Dusun Sebujit, Desa Hli Buei, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
The night event started with offering to the guardian spirits of the village where dog was sacrificed.
Gawai visiting took up...
