Kotobian Tadau Tagazo do Kaamatan
For us people of Sabah, the KadazanDusun, Muruts, Rungus and more…, we are celebrating the Harvest Festival or in Bahasa Malaysia, Pesta Menuai between 30th and 31st May every year. It’s a celebration that marks the end of a good harvesting season, the padi. The celebration is to give respect and thanksgiving to the GODS of the padi or the ‘semangat’.
One thing that I missed a lot is the rice wine or ‘tapai ‘ and other fermented drinks that is a must during the celebration and also the ‘Unduk Ngadau’ or the Harvest Queen. If you need more clarification on this, my buddy PaPaJoneh posted about the Harvest Festival and his explanation is I believe are more better compared to mine. Oh by the way, someone actually compiled a whole list of the Harvest Queen since 1960-2004! Check out the Unduk Nagadau’s. Cool lah. Any Sabahan reader here who’s grandma was an ex Harvest Queen?
So, for all my Sabahan buddies who are in Sabah right now, please drink responsibly and do remember your comrades who are not in Sabah (including me) right now because we really miss home….sob..sob
*The photo below is not an Unduk Ngadau
i want to go also.. too bad… any new exciting stuff in july? i’ll be there then, only no car to go around…
Kay, thanks for the link up
and is that you? Wahhhhhhhhh…. hebat kau ya.. macam pahlawan murut kekeke.
I don’t know where i put my Mangunatip costume…. isk. Sure syiok to put up all this hahaha.
and I’m going to drink some tapai, Lihing and Bahar on your behalf ok friend
kekeke.
Clement-Got family in Sabah?
PaPa-Aisey..say lah pahlawan Rungus…
aiyoh.. I’m missing a lot lah rugi lah me..rugi..ishk!
im in ums… ha ha
Happy Kaamatan!
I was planning to be in KK during Kaamatan, but unfortunately, had to postpone it coz of exams…
You were so skinny back then, and I was so chubby back then…
Jewelle- Happy Kaamatan to you too. How does Sabahans in Brunei celebrate ah?
Gallivanter- Exam kah? Aisey, it must be very crucial until you have to miss the ‘Unduk Ngadau’ and Our local drinks?
Cindy- Hmm…
So, you didn’t go back this year for Kaamatan ah? It is celebration for Muruts & Rungus as well ?? Not that I know until you tell here.
Steven- This year is is just like the other year. No chance of going back. But I will make a point to be there next year bebeh!
Yes. .Muruts and Rungus too. There might be other races too that I missed out.
lupa pulak… rungus pulak kau dis..isk isk isk.. soliloh
PaPa- Alah..no worries bah. BTW, here in Semenanjung Malaysia people always greet me “Assalamualikum”. Perhaps I look like Malay…
Especially during puasa, people will give me the look when I makan..