Kaamatan
Sign in to saveKaamatan (; ) is a form of harvest festival celebrated on 30 and 31 May annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Kaamatan
- Holiday.type
- ethnic
- Holiday.image
- KAAMATAN 15.jpg
- Holiday.imagesize
- 350px
- Holiday.alt
- Bobohizan and their apprentices
- Holiday.caption
- A group of bobohizan and their apprentices leads the procession of guests of honour during Kaamatan Festival, at the Hongkod Koisaan , Penampang District, Sabah
- Holiday.official_name
- Kaamatan
- Holiday.nickname
- Tadau Kaamatan (Kadazan Dusun), Pesta Kaamatan (Malay)
- Holiday.observedby
- Kadazan, Dusun, Murut (Kalimaran), Rungus, Lundayeh, Paitan, and Sino-Native
- Holiday.longtype
- Ethnic, cultural
- Holiday.significance
- Commemoration of Huminodun, the sacrificed Ponompuan — Daughter of Kinoingan (God)
- Holiday.celebrations
- Family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration
- Holiday.observances
- Beauty pageants of Unduk Ngadau (female), Randawi Tavantang (male), Zandi Tavanus (married female), Runduk Tadau Dazanak (children), dance performance of Sumazau, Sugandoi singing competition, and other arts and crafts performances
- Holiday.begins
- 30 May
- Holiday.ends
- 31 May
- Holiday.scheduling
- Same day each year
- Holiday.duration
- 2 days
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- harvest festival
- Country
- Malaysia
- Located in
- Labuan
- Image
- Penampang Sabah Kaamatan-Celebrations-2014-01.jpg
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- May 31
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Symbolic significance of Kaamatan
- Celebration activities
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Kaamatan (; ) is a form of harvest festival celebrated on 30 and 31 May annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
It is observed annually on the month of May by the Kadazan, Dusun, Murut, Rungus, Lundayeh, Paitan, and Sino-Native ethnic groups as a commemoration for the sacrifice of Huminodun towards her community where various cultural and crafts performances were exhibited throughout the celebrations at the Hongkod Koisaan Hall in Penampang District with symbolic decoration followed by family and other social gatherings. The festival is also celebrated by Kadazan-Dusuns diaspora all around Malaysia, and abroad.