‘Kaamatan beyond celebrating harvest’

Sabah Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin (second right) doing a duet of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” with Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan, while Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (second left) looks on, at Hamin Penampang on Thursday (May 30).

KOTA KINABALU: The beating of gongs and the sound of bells, accessories and other traditional musical instruments welcomed guests at the Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) grounds here with the state-level Kaamatan (Harvest) festival officially launched yesterday.

Sabah Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and his wife Toh Puan Norlidah RM Jasni, Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan as well as other ministers and dignitaries were among the thousands who thronged the Hongkod Koisaan hall in KDCA.