KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library Sarawakiana Talk is back this month with an interesting topic, “Kayan/Kenyah Traditional Wedding” by Ding Seling from Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak.
The traditional wedding ritual among the Orang Ulu community is rarely observed in the modern context due to several factors such as conversion to other religion, urbanisation among the Orang Ulu community, the decreasing number of people from the older generations who observe the ancestral traditions, financial implications and complexities of the process.
The traditional wedding process and associated rituals vary in accordance with the respective social class of the man and of the woman to be married, and of their respective families and longhouses within the Kayan community.
To know more on the history and uniqueness of the Orang Ulu traditional wedding, members of the public are invited to come to the talk which takes place today at 2.30 pm at the library’s Level 1, Special Collection Room. Entrance to the talk is free.
If you are interested in attending the talk, contact Rozana Octovia Raymond Umpu at 082-4404888 ext 19 or email rozanoru@sarawak.gov.my (State Records Repository).
