Gawai Dayak celebration

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Hey guys. I’m sorry for not be able to upload the story today since it’s a festive day for me. But don’t worry. Since i can’t exactly post my upload today, here is a little history behind the festivity I celebrate today. Of course since it’s covid, I only celebrate it with my family. Enjoy! WHAT IS GAWAI DAYAK? Gawai Dayak is an annual festival celebrated by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia on 1 and 2 June. It is a public holiday in Sarawak and is both a religious and a social occasion recognised since 1957. Gawai Dayak comes from Gawai meaning festival and Dayak a collective name for the indigenous peoples of Sarawak, Indonesian Kalimantan and the interior of Borneo. The population estimate is two to four million people. The Dayaks, previously kno

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