Preparing "Ranyai"Tree During Gawai Antu

Ranyai is not something new in Iban Community. This prepare ranyai tree during Gawai Dayak and Gawai Antu. Usually in gawai dayak time, only one ranyai tree will established for whole community in the longhouse.   The picture show some people in my longhouse is set the ranyai tree for gawai antu in my longhouse. During gawai antu, ranyai tree will established more than one because depend on how many longhouse are invited for  celebrating gawai antu. Each longhouse will be provided two ranyai tree because this two ranyai will be separate for male and female. Ranyai established to complete gawai celebration whether gawai dayak or gawai antu. The environment of gawai antu and gawai dayak sometimes different in terms of excitement. It is because during gawai dayak only people in longhouse and the foreigner will celebrated together and enliven the longhouse. But during gawai antu the environment really different because many people from the other place will coming and celebrate together. All of family members to come together. In the day of celebrations the guests from other longhouses to come enliven gawai antu. Ranyai tree will be cut accompanied by ngajat dance. Gawai antu will be celebrated for one day and one night until next morning. For your information gawai antu celebratioan intended to commemorate a family member who has died. Iban community believe that the souls of dead would return longhouse and visiting famiy members still living and is the Iban community of faith of my ancestors since time immemorial. But me not so believe this because whether is truth or not. I will share with you the picture of ranyai tree that are ready to be suspended with food and drink.

This the picture of ranyai tree that are ready decorated by food and drink. Very beautiful right? The guests from the othe rlonghouses will be ngajat around the ranyai tree before they are cut decorate of the ranyai tree and all that food back. This just are part of my culture that i sharing with you this day. thank you for reading. I will add more information about my people from time to time. Come to Sarawak and you  never forget your experience visit Sarawak.