Tuesday 27 May 2008

Two Big Kaamatan Do on May 31

The Sabah Government-sponsored State-level Kaamatan (Harvest) Festival will be held at Hongkod Koisaan (Kadazandusun Cultural Association HQ) at Jalan Penampang, near Kota Kinabalu on May 30 and 31. This is to mark the end of a month-long celebrations which started in Beaufort on May 1st.

And yet there is another Kaamatan Festival, a big one, at Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu on May 31. This one is a National-level celebrations organised by the Federal Government.

Look like there is a competition of sort this time around in the celebrations. But I assume nobody will be complaining. Given the lack of parking space at Hongkod Koisaan, the Padang Merdeka will be an alternative.

As May 31 will be the ending of this celebrations, I hope to visit both places before heading home.

To my visitors Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Kaamatan (Happy Harvest Festival).

4 comments:

remadel said...

Brother Joe!!!...
-Di Penampang khas untuk orang-orang Sabah...., di KK utk PTI (cuba tengok 'live' di TV nanti, siapa paling ramai duduk didepan)
-Penampang masih tempat sesuai utk penduduk Sabah berkumpul, berjumpa saudara2, rakan2 dan juge geng2 baru.."Kotobian Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan"...

JBingkasan said...

Di Padang Merdeka diadakan pada malam dan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi akan hadir sama.

Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah akan dilancarkan pesta itu. Turut hadir nanti ialah Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman dan Huguan Siou Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.

Anonymous said...

Seperti Remadel bilang...di KDCA untuk orang Sabah...di KK untuk PTI dan penaja utama mereka dari tanah semenanjung!

Agaknya pesta di kk tu ada ''aramai tii'' kah?

Hairy Puttar

Anonymous said...

Kalau kepala sudah kena isi aramai ti, mana ada tempat ingat tuhan lagi ..... tetap araaaamai tiiii ......