GAYU GURU GERAI NYAMAI (HAPPY GAWAI) ... Dancers in traditional Dayak attire perform the "ngajat" at the Gawai open house organised by the Gawai Dayak Committee, at the Dewan Suarah in Kuching on Thursday. The Dayak communities in Sarawak began the Gawai Dayak or harvest festival celebration on Thursday. - Copyright © 2006 BernamaKUCHING - The Dayak communities in Sarawak began the Gawai Dayak or harvest festival celebration on Thursday by holding open houses.
The celebration is merrier at the longhouses in the interior where major ethnic communities, Iban, Bidayuh and Orang Ulu carried out traditional rites. In the towns, the Dayaks welcome relatives and visitors to their homes.
The celebration began on Wednesday night with a grand dinner in major towns in the state where patrons were treated to traditional songs and dances.
The theme for this year celebration is "Marching Together Towards Vision 2020."
Source: BERNAMA
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