Assalamualaikum...
Harvest Festival or Gawai Dayak falls on every 1st of June. As I living in Sarawak, the land of plentiful visiting Dayak friends at longhouses is always a much looking forward to occasion every time at Gawai. This time round, Gawai is a bit quiet right?? I'm just talking to myself . Not that we're celebrating it but like as usual we would be invited to longhouses to celebrate with friends who are celebrating. Due to circumstances we were unable to attend any of our friends' Gawai open house this time.My uncle keep babbling to me untill my ears can't stand for it. However it's useful advise and it's for my own safety. I guess you know what i mean.
So here i am, just spent Gawai holiday at hostel with 'entah pape' xtvt like gossiping,eating,blogging all night long and also watching Nora Elena that i just downloaded it last night. Anyway thanks to my colleague Laura who's invited me to celebrate Gawai Dayak this year at her place. As I mention above i can't go there and i'm dead meat if i go along with you. Sobs sobs what the hell that i can't celebrate it with my sarawakian girls. Don't ask me how they celebrating Gawai. I have no point to talk bout it. Read this article about Gawai dayak that's i just got from wikipedia.
Gawai Dayak merupakan perayaan yang disambut di Sarawak oleh kaum bumiputera berbangsa Dayak termasuk Iban, Bidayuh dan Orang Ulu. Gawai Dayak merupakan hari menuai dan mula disambut secara besar-besaran semenjak 25 September 1964, apabila Gawai Dayak diisytiharkan sebagai hari perayaan rasmi. Sambutan Gawai Dayak pada peringkat negeri adalah pada 1 Jun 1965.
Gawai Dayak mempunyai beberapa upacara yang dijalankan di bandar dan rumah panjang. Persembahan pelbagai makanan dan tuak dipersembahkan kepada dewa padi untuk hasil yang baik. Penyair akan membaca mentera yang khusus untuk upacara ini dan melumur darah ayam jantan pada bahan persembahan.
Selepas upacara ini, perayaan Gawai Dayak akan bermula secara rasmi. Sebatang pokok yang dikenali sebagai ‘ranyai’ akan didirikan di tengah ruang dan dihiasi dengan makanan dan minuman. Mereka juga akan melawat kaum keluarga dan sahabat handai yang dikenali sebagai ‘ngabang’. Pakaian tradisi akan dikenakan, dan perhiasan manik orang ulu akan dikeluarkan untuk dipakai pada hari itu. Perawan Iban pula akan mengenakan perhiasan perak tradisi. Pesta Gawai Dayak ditutup berakhir dengan penurunan pokok ranyai tersebut.
Pic credit to my colleague Nadia Alida |
Wishing all my Sarawakian friends who are celebrating Gawai and all malaysian
GAYU GURU GERAI NYAMAI, SELAMAT ARI GAWAI!
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