| Mukah, located in Central Sarawak is slowly emerging | | | | traditional giant swing 20 feet high. Young people would |
| into an important coastal town with a bright future. Its | | | | daringly dive down to catch a swinging rope. This is |
| population are mainly Melanau where they are know | | | | obviously not for the faint hearted. Graceful dancers |
| as the sago-eating tribe. Kuching city on the other hand | | | | also performed at the event with their traditional alu-alu |
| is located at the Western tip of Sarawak. There are | | | | dance. Sri Ritma won the first prize with rm2,000 prize |
| many ways to go to Mukah and one can go to Mukah | | | | money. Other activities included martial arts |
| either by car, plane from or by boat from Sibu. It takes | | | | demonstrations and parade by local community |
| over 5 hours to reach Mukah from Sibu. | | | | leaders. It is at this event that you get to witness the |
| The local Melanaus in Mukah, Sarawak recently | | | | many facets of the Melanau community. |
| celebrated the Kaul Festival (Pesta Kaul). It was a | | | | The most famous dish from Mukah would be the umai |
| myriad of events with more than 10,000 people | | | | dish, which is a raw fish delicacy prepared out of raw |
| attending it. This festival is unique to the Melanaus is | | | | fish and consumed in the form of salad. Several |
| held every year around the month of March to April. | | | | different types of raw fishes are used for preparing |
| Kaul Festival is a thanksgiving festival to appease the | | | | Umai. You can either have it plain, sliced fish with spicy |
| spirits of the farms, forests, land and sea. The | | | | chili sauce or raw fish mixed with lime juice, sliced |
| Melanaus would express their gratitude to the spirits | | | | onions, chilies, sugar and salt. The other popular dish |
| for keeping them safe through the monsoon season. | | | | would be the sago pellet. |
| They are also expressing their desire for an | | | | Come visit Mukah and learn about culture and their |
| abundance of fishes caught on their fishing journeys. | | | | uniqueness. |
| The main highlights in the event is the "tibau", a | | | | |