Happy Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival is celebrated in Sabah & Labuan - 30 & 31st of May every year.

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Sabah is a multicultural state that hosts 30 different ethnic groups. Each ethnic group has its own individual language, traditions, arts and crafts, and way of living. Every year the Sabah Fest brings these groups together to celebrate Sabah's cultural diversity and unique heritage. Various cultural programmes are held with each community depicting the highlights of their own traditions. Stalls are set up where rare handicrafts and woodcarvings from various tribes are sold. A rich variety of Sabah's cultures and genres can be seen at this festival.

Rice is the staple diet of most Sabah people and for them, this crop is a gift from their God - Kinoingan. Legends say, Kinoingan sacrificed his only, beautiful daughter 'Huminodun' and showed her body parts as seeds, which later grew to padi (rice). To this day, the people honor the commitment shown by their God in the form of a festival by conducting various ceremonies as a tribute to Bambaazon, the spirit of Kinoingan's daughter 'Huminodun'. During the Pesta Kaamatan festival, which takes place during first week of May, the Magavau ritual is conducted to invite the spirit of Bambaazon to the Pesta. This ritual is performed only by the high priestess as without the spirit of Bambaazon the festival cannot go on further.

A harvest festival is an annual celebration that occurs around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Given the differences in climate and crops around the world, harvest festivals can be found at various times at different places. 

The Harvest Festival is celebrated in Sabah and Labuan on the 30th and 31st of May every year is widely known as Pesta Ka'amatan. ... Ever since people honor Kinoingan's sacrificial deed by conducting various ceremonies like Magavau and Humabot during this festival.

Kaamatan or Pesta Kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated annually in the state of Sabah 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 the 30–31 May.

On the 30th to 31st of May, there will be activities such as singing competition, cultural exhibition and not forgetting, the anticipated Unduk Ngadau beauty pageant!

You can also visit KDCA Cultural Village any time to learn about the different indigenous ethnic groups in Sabah. This includes the four major Dusun tribes which are the Dusun Tindal Kota Belud, Dusun Papar, Rungus and Murut.

If you are looking for an idea to send or wish your relative, family or friends this “Harvest Festival” mobile applications has wonderful greeting cards of our amazing kaamatan images that perfect for use. Genuine heartfelt wishes and greetings can lighten up the day for anyone. Download this free app and send lovely messages to your friends and relatives. More important than anything else are the wishes or sayings that you send. You can send your own message together with our lovely design cards.

Harvest Festival or Kaamatan is an application that allows you to send greeting cards with messages to all your relatives and friends. We have prepared a complete special collection of greeting cards.

You may choose your card on two different columns either with your own message or easily send cards. Instructions on how to send your own message also included. We have included a game as your game for this application.

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Kotobian Tadau Tagazao do Kaamatan (this is in Kadazan).