We took 55 passengers down the Tulai River to Bintangor to do their final shopping for Gawai. We returned with boxes of live chickens, slabs of pork, bundles of vegetables and more.
The long house women making the decorations for gawai.
Tuai Rumah ngajats, (dancing) around the harvest tree at the beginning of Gawai.
Prayer time around the harvest tree.
Julien with tradtional hat and knife dancing around the harvest tree.
Neil was asked to harvest goodies and then chop the tree down.
First Sunday after Gawai old tools, crosses and new padi seed were brought to the Church to be blessed.
Sap is distributing the blessed seed, tools and crosses for next year's padi harvest.
