Gawai Antu is the greatest of all the Sea Dayak feasts for the dead, celebrated in honour of
those that have died since the last Gawai Antu feast was held.
Sarapoh, who was taught by the spirit Puntang Raga, originated this feast.
As the feast is expensive there is no fixed date for the celebration. It would take at least one or
two years to prepare for the ceremony financially.
The Gawai Antu ceremony has strong significance to every Sea Dayak heart. Those who fail to
celebrate it from negligence are considered disloyal to the religious duty of marking the graveyard
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