Rice harvest festival is celebrated in Sarawak before and after new planting season, officially known as Gawai Dayak. A day set to commemorate the harvest and celebrate the diversity of the indigenous communities as a symbol of unity, aspiration and hope, to give thanks for the bountiful harvest in the year before and to pray for a productive season ahead, celebrated annually 1st June. After the celebrations are over, a ceremony is held to mark the end of the festive season called Ngiling Tikai (rolling up the mats) to show that work must begin again with a new cycle of planting and reaping.
While the mode of celebrations varies, KPMGA in its level of hospitality and respect to other cultures organised a Gawai Ngiling Tikai special, hosted by Tuai William Seing. The game started off by its Pro-Tem President striking the ball (golf term tee-off) on the ground and followed by the rest for 'gotong-royong potong rumput'. The closing occasion came to an end with a lunch gathering at KGM instead of rolling up a mat to mark the celebration. Penghulu William had the honour to give away the prizes and crowned the ‘Harvest Keling’.
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