Thursday, May 03, 2007

Kaul festival a show of ethnic heritage


MUKAH: Ethnic Festival is the best platform to showcase the richness of our culture to the world, said Mukah Member of Parliament, Dato Sri Dr Leo Michael Toyad.

In fact, the showcasing of our priceless heritage also automatically provides a glimpse the ethnic culture of the state as a whole, he said.

Dr. Leo disclosed this at the Mukah Kaul Festival Appreciation Night specially held for those involved in organizing that annual event at JS Restaurant, here, on Tuesday night.

“This ethnic festival has indirectly revealed that the history of Sarawak did not start during the Rajah Brooke Rule, and indeed our history existed very long time ago,” he said.

He also considered the staging of such event as the best venue to preserve and promote our culture to the young generation especially on the root and culture of their fore fathers.

And for Mukah Kaul Festival in particular, he said, it also showed that the existence of the Melanau’s history was well-before the British Rule in the state because this annual event have been practised by the Melanaus for hundreds of years.

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