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Gawai Day or
Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in
Sarawak on 1 June every year. It is both a religious and social occasion. The word
Gawai means a ritual or festival whereas
Dayak is a collective name for the native ethnic groups of Sarawak (and neighboring Indonesian
Kalimantan): the
Iban, also known as
Sea Dayak and the
Bidayuh people, also known as
Land Dayak. Thus,
Gawai Dayak literally means "Dayak Festival". Dayak would visit their friends and relatives on this day. Such visit is more commonly known as "
ngabang" in the
Iban language. Those too far away to visit would receive greeting cards. To get more info on this, here's the link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawai_Dayak
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