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Cultural Objectives of Harvest Festivals

Saturday, August 8, 2009

PAST Kaamatan (Harvest) Festivals in Sabah have met the essentials cultural objectives. However, the achievements of the intrinsic cultural objectives are an ongoing process. That is the very reason why it is important that the Kaamatan Festivals be celebrated every year at various levels.

Padi Harvest at Tenghilan

Friday, July 31, 2009

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AS more and more padi fields on Borneo Island are gradually being replaced by commercial projects like housing, one has to move further away from the cities and towns to actually see planting and harvesting activities. In decades past, residents in and around Jesselton (as Kota Kinabalu was previously known), could easily view such padi farming actions [...]

Tangau: ‘Invite Cultural Elders To Officiate Kaamatan’

Monday, June 15, 2009

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Tangau: ‘Invite Cultural Elders To Officiate Kaamatan’

KOTA KINABALU – Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau, chairman of the Sabah Cultural Board since 2003, has made a call for official programmes of the annual Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) celebrations to move forward by giving “cultural elders” the opportunity to disseminate information pertaining to the cultural heritage of the Dusuns and Kadazans.

Python and Field Mice for Kaamatan Festival

Sunday, May 31, 2009

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PENAMPANG (Sabah) — Things were not quite the same in the past from what can be witnessed at present time during Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) season. One who has vivid childhood memories of traditional Kaamatan rituals is Dr. Benedict Topin, for many years the secretary-general of Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association (KDCA), and now its Executive Secretary.