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The Melanau and the Sago Palm That Built Their Coast
Sarawak's Melanau communities built an entire coastal economy around the sago palm — and the Kaul festival still marks the turning of their fishing season.
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Sarawak's Melanau communities built an entire coastal economy around the sago palm — and the Kaul festival still marks the turning of their fishing season.
Held every year at the Sarawak Cultural Village, the Rainforest World Music Festival brings indigenous and international musicians together on stages ringed by rainforest.
Seven traditional houses, one for each of Sarawak's major ethnic groups, recreated at the base of Mount Santubong — with daily dance performances and craft demonstrations.
Sarawak folklore says Mount Santubong was once a beautiful princess, turned to stone after a rivalry with another mountain over a suitor — and the peak still watches over Kuching's coast.