Harvest season a lesson in humility

Pretty faces in padi fields: (From right) Francisca, Ellyanti and the others smiling for the camera while harvesting padi.

KOTA KINABALU: For generations, May has been a season of harvest for the natives in Sabah.

During this period, padi is harvested, processed and packed before being stored in special stores or tajau (ceramic jars) as village folk prepare for the Kaamatan festival throughout the month.