‘Celebrate Gawai Dayak to preserve traditional culture’

Gawai Dayak is the best time for people to return for family gatherings at longhouses. — Bernama

SIBU: Gawai Dayak is supposed to mark the end of the padi harvesting season and the beginning of a new planting season.

However, in this modern era, most Dayak no longer plant padi, instead they are oil palm, rubber and black pepper smallholders and work in the public and private sectors.