Tue May 31 2016
Decked in elaborated traditional costumes, a group of Kadazandusun Papar ladies look on during Pesta Kaamatan or Harvest Festival in Hongkod Koissan Penampang here today. - Bernama Photo
Kadazansubuh lass smile as they celebrate the Sabah Harvest Festival or Pesta Kaamatan to give thanks for the bountiful rice during the rice harvesting period. The celebration kicked off in Sabah today. The Kadazandusun has been celebrating this festival for several generations from the time when these people were collectively agrarian rice planters. - Bernama Photo
Today, the wonderful and colourful Gawai celebration is in full swing. The traditional celebration in an Iban longhouse kicked off on May 31 where an offering ceremony called miring would be conducted to honour the spirits. The Dayak people living in the cities would normally travel back to the longhouse for Gawai eve. Most rooms in the longhouse would be decorated with the beautifully-woven 'pua kumbu'. City dwellers that stayed behind in the city during Gawai eve would hold their own similar gatherings in their homes or in the restaurants. - Bernama Photo
Sarawak is an interesting tale. Here, some 40 sub-ethnicities co-exist peacefully despite the differences in their customs, dialects, values and lifestyles. Over 60 percent of them can be categorised as Dayaks whom among them are the Iban, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit and Orang Ulu. They share the same celebration - Gawai Dayak- a festival celebrated on June 1, every year. - Bernama Photo
Sabah Governor Tun Juhar Mahiruddin seen here escorting Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan for the launch of Pesta Kaamatan (State Level) at Hongkod Koisaan Penampang here today. - Bernama Photo
BELAGA: Some 40 sub-ethnicities co-exist peacefully in Sarawak, despite the differences in their customs, dialects, values and lifestyles. Over 60 percent of them can be categorised as Dayaks whom among them are the Iban, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit and Orang Ulu. They share the same celebration - Gawai Dayak- a festival celebrated on June 1 every year. - Bernama Photo
KOTA KINABALU: Magavau is the most important ceremony in the sequence of events of the harvest festival. The celebration focuses in the restoration of Bambazon/Bambarayon as well as offering food to Bambazon/Bambarayon. In the olden days, the Magavau ritual is performed in the padi field on the night of the first full moon after the harvest. Nowadays, this ritual is carried out in the house of the owner of the field. - Bernama Photo yang dipersembahkan oleh suku kaum Kadazan Penampang sempena acara penutupan Pesta Kaamatan peringkat negeri di Hongkod Koisaan Penampang, hari ini. -fotoBERNAMA
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