Festival Harvest

Festival Harvest

Harvest Festival in Kadazan "Magavau" This is a special celebration in honor of "Bambazon" the spirit of rice. This festival is a traditional practice of Kadazandusun community since Ages. Festival "Magavau" is after it is held Usually Completion of the harvest.
There are many references to the word Magavau according to dialect and location Kadazandusun. However, it still means the SAME thing.
According to Oral Tradition, Kinoingan (God) and his wife has a daughter named Suminundu Huminodun. To save people from starvation Kadazandusun for not Having enough food, Then Kinoingan had to sacrifice Huminodun are solely for Beloved child. Huminodun Killed and his body was Buried according to the customs more. Supposedly, Produced Huminodun body has all kinds of plant seeds into the main food for us now. One of the seeds of the plant is rice. As part of the body that's Seeds Produce Huminodun p inert, hence arises the belief that's rice has a spirit named "Bambazon
Starting from this incident Kadazandusun people start ceremony Harvest Festival (Harvest Festival) as we celebrate today. Such that's hope the upcoming celebrations livelihood improvement and income. Ceremony honors the spirit of the that's Paddy rice is harvested and have completed Safely put into ketawai (Tangkob) of former rice stores. In Addition, this Harvest festivalalso reminds us of the sense of Appreciation and RESPECT for the community will Kadazandusun tribe Creator (Kinoingan) who is willing to sacrifice his favorite son Huminodun to save his men to not die of starvation.

Song - song Harvest Festival

Miiso doid kasanangan

Ingkaa daa tikid toun

Chorus:- Kasaakazan Do Bambaazon

 Toun haid tumahib

Au opiumanan

Toun vagu noikot no gontob

Tadau kalamazan

Chorus:-

Kotobian do Toun Vagu

Doid songovian

Ada tokou pogivovogu

Ondomo kovosian

Kanou no manaandak Mohoing dazanak

Tadau tagazo do Kaamatan

Kinasakazan Bambaazon

Chorus:-

Kotobian om kounsikaan

Hasa sopiampun

Misompuru Id Koubasanan

Osodu noi koniab , Gontob tanong di aki,

Natalup no i ralan, Nantadon tulun tokou,

Upus nu om upus ku, Koubasan gulu-gulu,

Orubat au poinsurat tungkusan sinakagon

Chorus:-

Tobpinai kanou pogi,

Mi-iso id koubasanan,

Mogiampun-ampun tokou ,

tumabi toiso-iso

Misompuru id koubasanan

Tadau do kaamatan, tadau do koubasanan,

Pogirot piombolutan, tukad do ingkokoton

Soira po wagu tokou mamasi koubasanan,

Miobpinai toiso-iso, iso rikoton tokou.

 

Festival Harvest

let's enjoy with this song: Tadau Keamatan

 

 

Lepa-lepa Festival

Lepa-Lepa Festival

Regatta Lepa-Lepa .Lepa is to choose (traditional Bajau Laut boat made by hand) art construction most beautiful, the most beautiful decoration, the most prominent at the water's edge lined up to be judged by the judges. He over-plaster plaster deck looks traditional girl smile dance while accompanied by traditional music xylophone

The main attraction in Sabah tourism calendar and Malaysia, is Lepa-Lepa Festival or Regatta Lepa-Lepa, Sabah. Lepa-Lepa Festival decorated boats are the pride of the Sea Bajau Semporna. Coinciding with the visit Benchmark Pensiangan-Salinatan program to Semporna, SabahWater Festival Lepa-Lepa is Bajau Laut festival which is the largest tribe in the Semporna. Lepa-Lepa decorated with colorful flags. It involves every village from all areas perfectly, including scattered islands in Semporna, Sabah. All members of the family gathered in the Lepa-Lepa along and rejoice with dancing while playing a musical instrument xylophone
Regatta Lepa-Lepa is to choose (traditional Bajau Laut boat made by hand)construction  Most Beautiful art, the Most Beautiful decoration, The Most Prominent at the water's edge lined up to be judged by the judges. He over-plaster plaster deck looks traditional dance girl smile while xylophone

Bot Lepa-Lepa Festival