Traditional Costume

Mostly people live in sabah were Kadazan Dusun people. Generally the trimmings and embroidery on the kadazan costume are simple and diginified in comparison with other ethnic group. The men's jacket and trousers bear some chinese influence . There are three different style of blouses for the womwn. One is a blouse with short sleeves worn by young ladies. Another is a blouse with three quarter sleeves worn by middle-aged for daily or casual use. The third one is worn by elderly women and female ritual specialists during ceremonies.

TEXTILE

Basic material : Black commercial fabric slik or velvet for ceremonial occasion, cotton for daily wear.

COSTUME OF WOMEN

Sinuangga blouse with short sleeves and round neck worn by younger women.Sober embroidery along the opening for head and arm and along the seams at the sides and along the middle of the bck: red, yellow and cream cotton yarn.Main stitches : sinusuk bulus(chain stitch) tantop (flanel stitch) . A flanel stitch technique is also used to make binuunsi a narrow band weaving in red and yellow looking somewhat like shoelace.

SINOMPUKUNG

Blouse with three quarter sleeves . No embroidery. Usually worn over the sinuangga like a jacket when the wearer gos out the house , such as visit a friend. Nowadays, The sinompukung is often embroidered and worn by older women as a blouse instead of as a jacket as in the olden days.

KIHONGON

Blouse with long sleeve, worn by elderly women and female ritual specialist or bobohizan during ceremonies . The embroidery is similar to the one on the sinuangga

SIMIS"CHEMISE"

A white cotton underblouse. Sometimes just a white kerchif is tucked into the round neck.

TAPI'

Long cylindrical wrap-skirt, formerly of plain black cotton. Nowadays often enlivened with siring : gold trimming , running over the hips, in front of the skirt, crossed by another band of trimming from the waist down.

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Event In Sabah

Every years sabah will organized event that will attract tourist from all over the country . There is the event that already organized in Sabah :

SABAH DRAGON BOAT RACE

The thugs of drums and the roar of oarsmen unite with sounds of the waves as Dragon Boats steadily, yet surely and as quickly make their way across the River Milo. The men search desperately for the body of one whose love and loyalty for his country is the symbol of true patriotism. Maidens throw dumpling after dumpling into the river in the hope that the fishes will not find Qu Yuan, their beloved poet and countryman. To stand spectator to this scene, one is certain to feel their grief and pain and yet, will also feel strength in the voices of the men and the power of their united spirit.

Held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, the first Dragon Boat Races, the Chinese today celebrate the Duanwu Festival not only to remember Qu Yuan, but also to continue the tradition to honour “the spirit of the dragon” which is the spirit of uniting and working together as a team for one common purpose.

Initiated by the Sabah Chinese Cultural Association, the Race was placed under the responsibility of the Sabah Tourism Board in 1996. The race was then briefly under the organised by the Ministry of Youth & Sports in the years 2002 and 2003 but is now (since 2004) back in the hands of Sabah Tourism.

During the Race competing teams drive their boats forward rowing to the rhythm of pounding drums. The multicoloured boats are decorated with ferocious-looking dragon heads, scaly bodies and elaborate tails that rise out of the sea. The winners of the race are crowned king for the year which is a great honour among the Chinese in Sabah.

Spectators are not only able to watch an exciting series of races but there are plenty of delicious local fare to be sampled at the stalls set up along Likas Bay. Look out for one of the most popular Dragon Boat Festival delicacy, rice dumplings called tzung tzi or chung tze which were originally eaten in memory of Qu Yuan, but has since gradually evolved into a snack for all occasion

PESTA KEAAMATAN

Most native Sabahans consider rice to be more important than just the main staple food. There is a certain sacredness attached to it, for it is a food given to them by Kinoingan, the Almighty Creator so that his people should never want for food. He sacrificed His only daughter- Huminodun and from her body parts, padi (rice) grew. This was Kinoingan's ultimate act of benevolence and to this day, His people repay the deed by conducting various ceremonies to honour Bambaazon, the spirit of Huminodun as embodied in rice.

The most well-known of these is Pesta Kaamatan or Harvest Festival which begins on the first of May and celebrated throughout Sabah. Of major importance to this thanksgiving ceremony is the Magavau - a ritual to invite Bambaazon to the Pesta and is conducted only by the Bobohizan or high priestess. Festivities cannot proceed without the presence of Bambaazon and it is through Magavau that the Rice Spirit is invoked.

In the past, Magavau was conducted in the padi fields on the first full moon night after the harvest. A party of Bobohizan led by the foremost senior, would weave a slow procession through the fields chanting prayers to Bambaazon. A male warrior would walk ahead of this group waving a sword in the air, to ward off any evil that might try to disrupt the ritual. The food offered must be of the best quality. When the spirits come, only the Bobohizan will be able to feel their presence. The spirits will find, neatly laid out for them on banana leaves, the choicest chicken meat, eggs, betel leaves and pinang , tobacco and kirai . The finest tapai or rice wine is offered to the spirits.

REGATTA LEPA

The Sabah East Coast Bajau community has a unique lifestyle. In their dialect, lepa means "boat". The lepa is usually made of Ubar Suluk or Red Seraya wood. The lepa is a cultural legacy inherited by the people from many generations ago. The existence of lepa is believed to originate from the fishing community who live in Bum Bum Island and used by the Pa'alau people along the coast of Semporna.

The Regatta Lepa has been celebrated every year since 1994 to commemorate the Bajau tradition of building these splendid boats. Semporna comes to life as the colourful sails take to the sea to compete for the prize of the most beautiful lepa. This is judged based on its decoration, local ethnic music and dances performed on board, sambulayang (sails) and tapis-tapis (small flags).Other attractions include sea sports such as rowboat, sailing and kelleh-kelleh (small dugout boat) competitions, lepa tug of war, children swimming and duck catching competition. A colorful cultural night performance put on by this community is certainly not to be missed.

Visit Semporna and witness this spectacular annual event of the Bajau community in Sabah.

PEDAL FOR PEACE

Take part in an epic 200km cycling event from Kota Kinabalu to Labuan this April. Enjoy scenic views of Sabah's rustic west coast before ferrying across to Labuan for a round island ride.

Remember those who have sacrificed for peace and laid to rest at the Petagas War Memorial, the Starevich Memorial and WW II Memorial.

Pedal for peace is a mission to spread the spirit of peace and a tribute to peace at Peace Park will be held at the end of this event.

Traditional Dance In Sabah

TARIAN SUMAZAU

This dance is a traditional dance of the people of Sabah are very famous in Sabah and in Malaysia. Sumazau is a Kadazandusun traditional dance. Ritual dance serves varied functions like a pulled Sumazau thanksgiving for activities associated with planting and harvesting rice and also to reject the army, menyemah spirit, and cure disease. Movement and rhythm of dance is elegantly slowly and gently. Dancers, male and female, will face their future and moving his legs with small steps, heels up and down to the rhythm of the song. While dancing flapping hands and move it down just like a bird flying. Dance usually danced elegantly welcoming the Harvest festival (day crowd) and during the banquet.

                              

TARIAN LIMBAI

This dance is a native dance community Bajau tribe. Limbai dance danced while celebrating the arrival of the groom paraded to the bride's house. As soon as the bridal entourage arrived, the procession paused, then Limbai dance performed in front of the bride. It was a special occasion as a gesture to invite the bride's house to perform wedding ceremonies ie qabul consent. Rhythm and language accompanying dance troupe members of the bride's house. Dancers waving their scarves as a symbol of welcoming and warm welcome.

                                   

TARIAN SUMAYAU

It is a dance of the Dusun indigenous tribes District that is also known as Madsayau. SUMAYAU a special dance to celebrate hired or called in Dusun Mengahau. As such it is not danced in joyful occasions such as festive and so on.

Dance performance led by a Monolian of women with advanced age and the knowledge of certain ceremonies. It should also Monolian descendant.

Mengahau is an event held in a big way and will take up to five days five malam.Tujuannya is to study the gum-gum (gum-gum is a great tampian) to respect or revere the gum-gum, In addition to such ceremonies also is to commemorate deceased family of the deceased as a common feast made ​​by the Muslim Malay community.

As soon as the music began, the dancers danced and went straight to the room or the ring dance. Move the hands of the dancers is the rhythm of the song. Footwork is slow when compared with hand gestures. It just edged-insut moving very slowly. Move dance increase slightly as applause from the audience.

TARIAN MENGUNATIP

This is a traditional dance of the Murut community Kuhijau tribe (Kwijau). Magunatip derived from the "atip" which means flops. It is this dance dancer legs wedged or torn between the two pieces of wood (bamboo) if being trapped. This dance usually does not require any instrumental music because the sound of bamboo that crashed together will create a powerful sound and interesting beats and rhythms. Dance Magunatip aims to tone up a ceremony held probelm.

TARIAN DALING-DALING

This is not the original dance dance Bajau Semporna District, but it was brought by the Suluk of Mindanao archipelago. Bajau and Suluk which often influence, then this dance famous as belonging to the Bajau community residing in Semporna. Daling-Daling word derived from the English word which means lover darling. This dance is a dance entertainment on certain occasions quatrains between male and female dancers.