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The bobohizan perform the magavau
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Status | Active |
Genre | Paddy harvest festival |
Date(s) | May |
Begins | 1 May |
Ends | 31 May |
Frequency | annual |
Country | Sabah, Malaysia |
Participants | Kadazan-Dusun peoples |
Kaamatan or Pesta Kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other related ethnic groups in the state, and lasts for the whole of the month of May, ending with a public holiday on the 30–31 May. On 31st May, a traditional beauty pageant known as Unduk Ngadau will be held and it ends the harvest festival with a newly crowned Unduk Ngadau in the annual host district, Penampang.