Tuaran: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Joseph Pairin Kitingan described the Harvest Festival (Pesta Kaamatan) as a global commemoration for a bountiful harvest by the farmers, not only confining to the Kadadazansusun-Murut communities.
This festivity now involves the general Malaysian society, having been declared as a national festivity, he said.
In this respect, he said there is a need to understand the significance of the festival that has been an official function since 1960, as a reference for our future generations before it could be overshadowed by new trends.
Of late, the Pesta Kaamatan has become one of the major tourism products, thereby helping to generate economic growth for the State, he said, while addressing the International Convention and Pesta Kaamatan celebration at Nexus Karambunai, here, Thursday.
Continue reading at: Sabah's Harvest Fest a global event
This festivity now involves the general Malaysian society, having been declared as a national festivity, he said.
In this respect, he said there is a need to understand the significance of the festival that has been an official function since 1960, as a reference for our future generations before it could be overshadowed by new trends.
Of late, the Pesta Kaamatan has become one of the major tourism products, thereby helping to generate economic growth for the State, he said, while addressing the International Convention and Pesta Kaamatan celebration at Nexus Karambunai, here, Thursday.
Continue reading at: Sabah's Harvest Fest a global event
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