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Monday, June 13, 2011

GAWAI DAYAK 2011

Have you heard Gawai Dayak? or perhaps you've been there to seen the biggest ethnic in west borneo when they hold a traditional party??
Gawai Dayak was successfully held in May 2011 at Betang House. As usually, a thousand of people came at that party to see the tradition party.
Gawai Dayak was a grateful ritual. it was held because God still blessed them life, food and what they need. However, the effect of ICT is also influences the ritual. The party has a improvisation every years but not omit the principal itself.
Gawai dayak are contains many events not only prayed such as food contest, traditional game contest, dance contest, accessory expo, cloth expo and other events. moreover, many People were interested to came in the party.
Beside that, the purpose of the party is also to prevent horizontal conflict, because it was not only dayak's people came to the party, but other people that came from other ethnic was also came to the party.
On the other hand, Gawai Dayak is a place to planting a togetherness between dayak's people, to introduce young generation the historical party and persuade them take care of the culture. 

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