Awakening plant spirits to mark Harvest Festival


KOTA KINABALU: A simple and age-old native Kadazandusun ritual to awaken the spirit of plants and seeds marked the launching of a seeds revival programme in conjunction with the Harvest Festival in Sabah.

The ritual saw bobohizans (or native priests and priestesses) chanting a prayer in the classic Kadazandusun language and sprinkling water from selected leaves, among other ceremonial acts.

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