Kaul is a traditional festival celebrated by the Melanau living
along the coast of Sarawak. In the past, Kaul was looked upon as
a religious ceremony to appease the spirits of the sea, land,
forest and farm making it the most important festival in the
Melanau calender. The festival is a ritual of purification and
thanksgiving as well as one of the propitiation for good
fortune. Its marks the beginning of the Melanau calender which
begins at the end of the Northeast monsoon. Kaul takes place in
third week of the month of April every year. The festival site
is on the right bank of the Mukah river estuary. During a week
festival, the organiser has line up many activities which
include ethnic stalls selling traditional foods, entertaiment
programs, traditional games and the highlight will be Serahang
(decorated flat round basket made from sago leaf which raise on
a bamboo pole) procession lead by local Melanaus' community
leader. The highlight of Kaul event will be on April 30, 2011
where YAB Chief Minister of Sa