halo,,,,this is about melanau traditional games.....:p
Kaul is a traditional festival celebrated by the Melanau living along
the coast of Sarawak. In the past, Kaul was looked upon as a religious
ceremony to appease the spirits of the sea, land, forest and farm making
it the most important festival in the Melanau calender. The festival is
a ritual of purification and thanksgiving as well as one of the
propitiation for good fortune. Its marks the beginning of the Melanau
calender which begins at the end of the Northeast monsoon. Kaul takes
place in third week of the month of April every year. The festival site
is on the right bank of the Mukah river estuary. During a week festival,
the organiser has line up many activities which include ethnic stalls
selling traditional foods, entertaiment programs, traditional games and
the highlight will be Serahang (decorated flat round basket made from
sago leaf which raise on a bamboo pole) procession lead by local
Melanaus' community leader. Some of the activities that not
to be missed include DIY the Giant Swing (Tibow) and enjoying the
Melanau's traditional food serve on the log (Keman Baw Bateng @ Makan
Beradat).
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| Tibou. This is a twenty foot high giant swing, a traditional game of
Melanau people. |
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| Pisak Tibow or Giant Swing |
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| Giant Swing |
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