KUCHING: Persatuan Segu Bunuk Penrissen (PSBP) and the residents of six Bisegu ethnic villages in Penrissen here are all set for the inaugural Brarak & Bipajak Gawai Bisegu 2023 cultural event on June 3 at Kampung Bunuk longhouse.
It will involve the participation of at least 10 cultural troupes and contingents from the six Bisegu villages, namely Kampung Segu Bunuk, Kampung Sorot Bunuk, Kampung Sumur Bunuk, Kampung Bratan Bunuk, Kampung Punau Bunuk and Kampung Sibatuh Bunuk, churches, women’s organisations and voluntary bodies.
A huge crowd is expected at the event which will begin with a parade by cultural troupes and contingents.
It will be followed by a Bipajak Gawai (Gawai dinner).
The opening gimmick by the guest of honour will be the traditional pounding of rice in a mortar and pestle seven times.
Several Bidayuh artistes, namely Rozzie Mila, Stephanie Uok, Ceasar Toriff and Dino have been invited to perform.
The event, among other things, aims
to preserve and uphold the spirit and traditions of Gawai Dayak to create a tourism product, and to foster and strengthen the bonds of kinship among members of the Bisegu ethnic group.
