Mukah to host Pesta Kaul end April

The “Pesta Kaul”, or the Kaul Festival, will take place at Mukah’s river bank on April 29-30, marking the beginning of the native Melanau’s calendar and the end of the Monsoon season.

Kaul is performed by the previously animistic Melanau community to appease the spirits of the sea, land, forest and farm to ensure safe fishing and farming ensuring good fortune.

The festival begins with the ‘Serahang’ (decorated basket woven from sago leaf which is raised on a bamboo pole) procession, led by community elders, followed by a festival of traditional food, games and entertainment.

One of the more famous traditional games is the “Tibow”  or giant swing which calls for everyone to try out, while the traditional food is enjoyed communally, served on a logs  for the ‘Keman Baw Bateng’  also known as ‘Makan Beradat’ in Malay.

For more information, visit https://sarawaktourism.com/event/mukah-kaul-festival/