Kereban MIRING

Ooo....ha'!...ooo...ha'!..ooo....ha'!
Enda aku busung ngalah gunung,
Enda aku mati nenggali' hari,
Enda aku tulah bekalih tanah,
Enda aku tumbang bekalih bintang,
Enda aku laya bekalih menua.

Laban aku nunda'

Adat aki' adat ini',

Adat apai adat indai.

Nya' orang ke dulu' berumpang dulu' betawang,

Mungkal dunya mungkal menua,

Muai lemetak muai unak.

Dulu' nyuruk pituh nyenkung ensurai berayung.

Nya' alai aku nunda'

Adat aki' aku Din Gila Menua,

Adat Daji' laki Entira,

Adat Tanduk pejuluk Pangkat Rekaya,

Adat Demung laki Rinda,

Adat Tindin laki Tida.

Nya' alai semua pengawa kita tu'  nyadi magang-magang.

Lalu pia mega',
Kita ke nyerang numbang menua,
Kita ke ngayau mulau bala,
Bulih kita' lebih ila',
Igi balang enda alah gitang,
Granting di bedilang dapur ruai.
Antu pala ulih kita ila,
Nya pengawa jeman dulu kelia,
Sekayu sega wie enseluai.
Tang ke diatu kita ke nembiak
Nurun nyadi soldadu
Bulih kita tu pangkat tinggi adat nyadi tuai.
Nyadi kita tu ila
Sama gayu sama guru,
Sama chelap sama lindap.
Tinggi nama tampak berita,
Nemu adat tinggi pangkat.

Bakanya meh sekeda munyi Sampi Gawai Burung olih Jengan ak Lanchang
Ari Bup Sampi & Biau-The Tun Jugah Foundation

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A must-have treat for Gawai

Each and every single ingredient must be perfect to get the right crispiness for PENGANAN JALA, a must-have delicacy for Gawai Dayak.
    It was not difficult to make it, but one needed patience and perseverance to get it right. It cannot be tough or too brittle. The main ingredient of the delicacy are palm sugar, rice flour and water, and is made by trickling the batter into a coconut ladle with hole. Then we need to tap the ladle as the batter goes into the cooking oil. Just after a few second, we take the cooked batter and fold it into triangle, making it look like a folded fishing net.
The brown, sweet and crispy Iban deep-fried cake made for the Gawai celebration is similar to kuih sarang semut found in the peninsular. It use as part of the items offered during the Miring ceremony, a traditional ritual giving thanks to old ancestor spirit, believe to be roaming around the village during that particular festival.
As some of the Iban said,"Without penganan jala, Gawai Dayak will not complete or perfect". It is a must-have in every household.
Gawai which mean a festival in Iban and Bidayuh, which were once the only tribes that celebrated Gawai Dayak in the state. But due to mixed marriages among the tribes, the festival is celebrated throughout the state.
Traditionally, Gawai Dayak is a thanks-giving celebration  to the rice gods for providing a good harvest and also to keep bad spirit at bay.