Less fanfare but Gawai joyously celebrated


Traditional treats: Christine (third from right) and her family members showing the traditional Gawai delicacies they made at their home in Bau, Sarawak. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Unlike previous years, this year’s Gawai Dayak festival will be celebrated in a more subdued manner for Sarawakian Christine Lyana Raymond Mocheg.

The 30-year-old will mark this year’s celebration, which falls today and tomorrow, with just close family members due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.

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