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Useful Information about Mulu

• The nearest airports to Mulu include Miri approximately 59 miles and Bandar Seri Begawan around 62 miles away

• Mulu's time zone is 8 hours difference from the UK

Gawai Day in Mulu Celebrates Native Culture of Malaysia

Gawai Day in Mulu is the kind of festival that few Europeans ever see. The festival serves to celebrate the past year's rice harvest as locals plan for an even better growing season in the year to come. But Gawai Day is much more than a traditional harvest celebration. It also symbolizes the hopes of the Dayak community in Mulu and across the state of Sarawak, a part of Malaysia and a less explored holiday destination.

Gawai Day is June the 1st, but begins on the evening of May the 31st each year in longhouses belonging to the Dayak Iban, an ethnic group on Borneo best known historically for their practice of head-hunting. The first Gawai Day took place in 1965 and ever since, the evening prior has been a time to perform rituals intended to cast out evil spirits and thank the gods for the harvest. A traditional dinner is served, accompanied by tuak (rice wine) and a variety of cakes and delicacies. Music and dancing are also a large part of the evening celebration, during which a queen and king known as the Kumang and Keling Gawai will be chosen.

The next day's festival heavily features dishes made from rice, the crop being honoured, with many events still taking place in longhouses built on stilts. Since over a third of all residents on Sarawak belong to the Dayak Iban, the festival is massive throughout the island, including in the town of Mulu. Anyone wanting a truly unique cultural experience should consider making Mulu their destination of choice.