EARLIER this month, Kadazandusuns in the Klang Valley got together for the Kaamatan or Harvest Festival. It was the seventh time that these Sabahans residing in the peninsula had celebrated the Kaamatan in Kuala Lumpur and the guest of honour was Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, Huguan Siou or paramount leader of the Kadazandusuns.
Pairin and a number of other Kadazandusun leaders wore the high, stately sigar headgear and the 1,000-strong gathering of mostly young Kadazandusuns gave Pairin a standing ovation.