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Gawai Antu / Nyungkup ba Nanga Gremai
Gawai Antu serves as a way to honour ancestors and appease their spirits. The rituals of Gawai Antu involve ceremonies, chants, and offerings to communicate and pay homage to the deceased. Slaughtering animals, like chickens or pigs, is customary and symbolises gifts for the departed spirits. Families may hold ceremonies at ancestral graves, share communal meals, and engage in traditional music and dance to show respect and seek blessings from the spirits.