4K Kaamatan Celebration 2022 Walking Tour | KDCA | PENAMPANG | KOTA KINABALU | SABAH | MALAYSIA

Kaamatan or Pesta Kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated on 30 and 31 of May annually in the state of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia. It is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other related ethnic groups in the state, and lasts for the whole of the month of May, ending with a public holiday on a date selected by a priestess known as the bobohizan.

A beauty pageant known as Unduk Ngadau will be held and it ends the harvest festival with a newly crowned Unduk Ngadau in the annual host district, Penampang. The Harvest Festival comes under the ambit of what is known as Momolianism, the belief system and life philosophy of the Kadazan-Dusun. There is also a dance performance called the Sumazau, a singing contest called Sugandoi, a bodybuilding competition, and other arts and crafts performances. Competitions such as hitting the gong and folk sports have also become one of the main events in this festival.
Popular drinks during the festival are tapai and Kinomol, which is a traditional alak drink. Tapai is drunk from a small bamboo vessel known as a sumbiling or from special glasses called singgarung, likewise made from bamboo.

The cultural village is located at Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) Hongkod Koisaan, Penampang which is about 15 minutes drive from Kota Kinabalu City. This cultural village is specially catered for the Kadazandusun tribes in Sabah and there are four major Dusun tribes in Sabah in the village; Dusun Tindal Kota Belud, Dusun Papar, Rungus and Murut.

After almost 2 years the state of sabah is facing a tightened movement due to the covid19 epidemic. Today the kaamatan festival is celebrated again in normal circumstances. I decided to take a walk and survey the atmosphere at KDCA (KadazanDusun Cultural Association). It turned out that the atmosphere was back to normal and people took the opportunity to visit and enjoy the festivities. Only a few cultural houses that I had time to visit because some of the houses are crowded with visitors. Hope you enjoy the walk tour & don’t forget to subscribe to my channel as I will explore more interesting places and events in Sabah.

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