REDEEMS Gawai Carnival in Bau

GAWAI CARNIVAL 2008 from 21st June-29th June .

A Gawai carnival with the theme "Kayak Adat Asar ke Joman Bauh" (translation: Bring Forth Cultures and Traditions to the Modern Era) is held at The Association of Research and Development Movement of Singai Sarawak (Redeems) Centre at Kampung Apar, Singai, Bau on June 21 to June 29. The Carnival is essentially a showcase of the traditional Bidayuh lifestyle and cultures. Among the activities taking place during the full 9 days events include old-age Gawai rituals, Bidayuh traditional food cooking competitions, Bidayuh language public speaking contest, traditional Bidayuh music and arts presentation, Bidayuh maiden beauty contest, gong beating performance, live band performances, seminars and motivational talks.

I been to the Carnival on the opening nite.....and i can tell you all that d atmosphere is very much like a mini sureheboh festivel(with bidayuh flavor of course)...with thousand of peoples and hundreds of cars lining the apar/segong road

the great thing i would say is the about the tanju..the biggest tanju i have ever seen..bout half of football field..and on the tanju many stalls selling food and drink..and also a mini long house with every Bisingai kampung occupying each bilik....

a must visit by all....





..one of d ladies singer rendering a compilation of bidoyoh, iban,indon,malay,english song....only thing is the permit only allows the festivel till 1230 am..so much grouse to the crowd that nite...

...chairman of d festival, forgot his, cheers d crowd with joget ngansar ke kaki.....




That's the only photo i took that nite...the tanju was too dark and you have to fight your way around hundred if not thousands of visitors .

Some other link on this REDEEMS

http://eniloracyn.blogspot.com/2008/06/ ... -2008.html

http://www.nadai.name/weblog/

http://uncleawangcapture.blogspot.com/2 ... nival.html