Durian Feast & Sebarau Waterfall, Kampung Bidak, Padawan Sarawak
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Location : Kampung Bidak, Padawan District, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Durian season this year has been exceptionally generous. E-marts in Kuching are throwing offers of ‘Eat all you can’ at only RM10. This rarely...
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...
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...
Driving to Nyobeng Sebujit via Serikin / Jagoi Babang
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Location : Dusun Sebujit, Desa Hli Buei, Kecamatan Siding, Kabupaten Bengkayang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.
It’s been 3 years since the last nyobeng we participated in 2012 between Kampung Gumbang & Dusun Sebujit. We were...
Mid Autumn Mooncake Lantern Festival in Kuching
Location : Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Kuching does not seem to run short of festivities these days. Even little known Batu Kawa wanted a share of the party mood too. Of course Taman Sahabat was...
Gawai Nyaruok Kampung Sadir & Mangkau Village 2015
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Location : Kampung Sadir, Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
The pride of Sadir- the longest surviving ‘nyaruok’ event in Borneo. Whereby one village makes a reciprocal Gawai visit to another village and in this case...
