Kaamatan
kaamatan pesta kaamatan form harvest festival celebrated may annually state sabah federal territory labuan malaysia according belief shared dusun people variation human race created supreme kinoingan experienced severe famine beginning time kinoingans maiden daughter huminodun sacrificed provide food humanity resulting production rice main staple along essential crop coconut tapioca ginger maize yam different part body myth narrates huminodun transformed unduk ngadau spirit emerging large jar containing rice harvested human first day essential aspect myth includes huminoduns instruction starting harvest father take seven stalk padi called toguruon tie one end spliced bamboo stick plant center field store rice container harvest seven stalk padi symbolize spirit rice bambaazon bambarayon interior dialect believed responsible abundant harvest creation story played central role traditional belief system dusun people formed basis numerous ritual performed annually rice harvest significant ritual magavau ceremony led ritual specialist known bobohizan recover grain rice might lost left field carrying bambaazon thereby preventing future crop shortage harvestrelated ritual important year involving extensive celebration feasting within village another traditional ritual moginakan costly held particularly good harvest well event like house reconstruction childbirth recovery illness kaamatan normally celebrated ethnic kadazandusuns well related ethnic group state last whole month may ending public holiday date selected priestess known bobohizan beauty pageant known unduk ngadau held end harvest festival newly crowned unduk ngadau annual host district penampang harvest festival come ambit known momolianism belief system life philosophy kadazandusun also dance performance called sumazau singing contest called sugandoi bodybuilding competition art craft performance competition hitting gong folk sport also become one main event festival popular drink festival tapai kinomol traditional alak drink tapai drunk small bamboo vessel known sumbiling special glass called singgarung likewise made bamboo list harvest festival kadazandusun cultural association kadazandusun ritual tadau kaamatan introduction kaamatan festival