SANDAKAN: Pesta Kaamatan is not a "drinking festival" as some have labelled it, but a celebration of culture and tradition, says Sabah Community Development and People's Wellbeing Minister Datuk James Ratib.
He said the annual harvest festival, celebrated by the Kadazandusun Murut Rungus (KDMR) community, holds deep cultural significance and was meant to honour traditions, particularly the legend of "Huminodun," a central figure in the KDMR folklore that symbolises sacrifice and the cycle of life.
