Friday, March 30, 2012

Bidayuh Folklore

There are few folklore and tales about Mount Siburan or locally known as Tebung Siburan.

One of it was about a couple involving in prohibited love affair as they have family relationship, and as the result the ‘raban’ had occurred - thunder storm hit Mount Siburan and the couple turned to stones and are called “Batu Teyok”.

Another folklore was about our heroes – the best known were two ‘panglima’ (chieftains) who were the defenders of the mountain folk – Bai Taje and Bai Mayon. They were said to have supernatural powers and could fly and had defended Mount Siburan and its people from head hunters attacks.


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