Kaamatan

Also known as Tadau Kaamatan, Harvest Festival

Kaamatan (; ) 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)

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Etymology
History
Symbolic significance of Kaamatan
Celebration activities
See also
References
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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.