Kaamatan
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The bobohizan perform the magavau
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| Status | active |
| Genre | harvest festival |
| Date(s) | May |
| Begins | 1 May |
| Ends | 31 May |
| Frequency | annual |
| Country | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Participants | Kadazan-Dusun peoples |
Kaamatan or Pesta Kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated annually in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other related ethnic groups in the state, and lasts for the whole of the month of May, ending with a public holiday on the 30–31 May.[1]:{{{3}}}
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- ↑ Fausto Barlocco (2010). The village as a 'community of practice': Constitution of village belonging through leisure sociality. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 166 (4): 404–425. Leiden: KITLV, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. (subscription required)
