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  2. Culture of Sarawak - Wikipedia

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    [77] [78] [79] Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia to declare the Gawai Dayak celebration a public holiday. [80] It is also the only state in Malaysia that does not gazette the Deepavali celebration as a public holiday. [81] Religious groups are free to hold processions in major towns and cities during festivals. [82]

  3. Demographics of Sarawak - Wikipedia

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    Christianity is the largest religion in Sarawak, representing 50.1% of the total population according to the 2020 census. [21] Sarawakians practice a variety of religions, including Christianity, Chinese folk religion (a fusion of Buddhism , Taoism , Confucianism and ancestor worship ), Islam, Baha’i Faith and animism . [ 22 ]

  4. Religion in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Dominant religious confessions in Malaysia by state according to 2020 census. [3] Dark green: Muslim majority > 50% Light green: Muslim plurality < 50% Blue: Christian majority > 50% . Islam is the state religion of Malaysia, as per Article 3 of the Constitution. Meanwhile, other religions can be practised by non-Malay citizens of the country. [4]

  5. Punan Bah - Wikipedia

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    Punan traditional religion was a form of animist known as "Besavik". The Brooke era saw the arrival of Christian missionaries, bringing education and modern medicine into Sarawak. But the Punan communities remain with their traditional religion of Besavik and subsequently adopting a cult religion - Bungan brought by Jok Apui, a Kenyah from ...

  6. Freedom of religion in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    In January 2014, the Selangor Islamic Religious department (Jais) raided the Bible Society of Malaysia and confiscated 320 Malay and Iban bibles, which catered for Sabah and Sarawak Christians. [ 93 ] [ 94 ]

  7. Bidayuh - Wikipedia

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    3 Religion and beliefs. 4 Salako and Lara ... Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West ...

  8. Melanau people - Wikipedia

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    Melanau (Malay: Orang Melanau, Melanau: Tenawan Melanau) or A-Likou (meaning River people in Mukah dialect) is an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia. They are among the earliest settlers [3] of Sarawak. They speak the Melanau language, which is a part of the North Bornean branch of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

  9. Islam in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    On the occasion of Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's 80th birthday, he stated in the edition of 9 February 1983 of the newspaper The Star that the "country has a multi-racial population with various beliefs. Malaysia must continue as a secular State with Islam as the official religion". [10] National Mosque of Malaysia in ...