Borneo's double celebrations "gayu-guru, gerai-nyamai" (long life, health and prosperity)

Aramaiti.....

Selamat menyambut Hari Tadzau Keamatan dan Gawai Dayak kepada rakan rakan Pribumi Sabah dan Sarawak, pada 31 Mei dan 1 Jun , esok lusa tulat...

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I wish all you guys out there a very happy Tadzau Kaamatan and Gawai Dayak day. So where ever you are, what ever you are doing remember the joy of the celebration and always remember to drive carefully and of course don’t drink and drive.

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What is Tadzau Kaamatan?

...is an annual event in the cultural life of the Kadazandusuns of Sabah since time immemorial. In its deepest sense, Kaamatan festival is a manifestation of Creator and Creation relationship, as well as Inter-Creations relationship. It embodies the principal acts of invocation of divinities, appeasing, purification and restoration, re-union of benevolent spirits, and thanksgiving to the Source of All. It is part of a complex wholesome Momolian religious system centered on the paddy rites of passage and the life cycle of Bambarayon- the in-dwelling spirit of paddy.

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What is Gawai Dayak?

...is a festival celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. The word Gawai means a ritual or festival whereas Dayak is a collective name for the native ethnic groups of Sarawak: Iban, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit, and Lun Bawang among others. Thus, Gawai Dayak literally means "Dayak Festival". Dayak would visit their friends and relatives on this day. Such visit is more commonly known as "ngabang" in the Iban language. Those too far away to visit would receive greeting cards.

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Most importantly....." Dont drink and drive...say no to alcohol"