Kopivosian! Greetings!
Harvest festival, the highlight of all Natives' celebration in Sabah is just around the corner. Exciting & heat competitions of Unduk Ngadau to see which young lady will be crown Miss Kaamatan.
I participated in the Kaamatan celebration of my husband's clan - Sinakagon Wong Loong on 10 May 2014 at Kg. Ramayah.
There were 2 main events for that day: Unduk Ngadau and Magagung competition. All 5 family branches produced various version of gong beating and rhythm. Every time when the gong beating start, I felt the echo of sound shook to the core of my soul. This is when I realised I have strong Kadazan gene in me too. I am so so proud to be a Sino-Kadazan!
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| L-R: Betsy Vine (A Wong Loong relative) wearing Kadazan costume & Me! A modern (all black) attire with the silver coin belt |
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| Magagung team: Various sizes of copper made gongs produce different sound. Every gong beater stick to specific sound & beating |
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| Contestants of Unduk Ngadau |
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| Congratulations to the winners of Unduk Ngadau Wong Loong 2014 |