Huminodun Play : Kaamatan 2009 (Photo credit: cabreney.jm)
Image via WikipediaOwing to the centuries of isolation, the Kadazan priests and priestesses have lost contact with Kinoingan Minamangun (YHVH ELOHIM) and most if not all of their attempts to connect to the true and living G-d failed thanks to the clever and deceitful manipulations by Logon (Satan) and his tudungon/tompuvan (demons/fairies) and sunduvan tangalaat (evil spirits) who 'posed' as 'good spirits', became the 'guiding spirits' (divato) demanding 'appeasement' gifts - the main and only aim of the bobohizan/bobolian to have an encounter with Kinoingan Minamangun was to offer an 'atonement' for the sins and transgressions of the people (kadazan)
Not until the arrival of white missionaries, who carried with them the lost 'tataba', the treasury of knowledge of Life and Eternity, which had been along the years counterfeited and defiled to bring enslavement, poverty and bondage to the spirit of death, that the Kadazan became aware of the heritage as "sakag do Kinoingan" - children of G-d.
In the article following, which had been adapted from its source brief summary of the pagan rituals and traditions had been reproduced for further and deeper research and studies in the light of G-d's Word.
THE PAGAN OR DEVIL WORSHIP RITUALS - there is a need for repentance on the part of the Kadazans if they are to get away from the CURSE of the Law of Kinoingan Minamangun.
The word Kaamatan is derived from the root word omot, to harvest something like padi, maize or grain crop. Kokotuan, from the root word "kotu" also refers to the harvest of vegetables, herbs or something soft and can be plucked by the fingers. Pongupuan, from the root word "upu", refers to the harvest of tree crop like fruit trees, cocoa, coconut, etc.
In the context of this article, Kaamatan refers to the paddy-harvesting period, which involves a series of traditional rituals culminating finally to the Kaamatan (harvest) festival. Tadau kaamatan is a celebration for the people who celebrate tadau kaamatan.
The festival is observed in 6 rituals stages:
The Kumogos Ceremony
Before a harvest begins, a Bobohizan/Bobolian (ritual specialist) will select and tie-up 7 stalks of the best rice from a plot of rice field. These stakes of rice will only be harvested after the particular plot of field has been completely harvested. The 7 stalks of rice will then be scattered all over the rice field. This gesture is to inform the other spirits who may be present among the rice field not to make any disturbance when the harvesting work is to commenced and each of them will be given something after the harvest.
The Kumotob Ceremony
From the area which has not yet been harvested to the Bobohizan/Bobolian will select 7 stalks of the best rice. The selected stalks are then tied up together and placed in a tadang (a type of basket for keeping rice). The rest of the rice in the field are then harvested and the rice are turned into seed for future planting season.
The Posisip Ceremony
The Bobohizan/Bobolian goes to a rice hut together with the 7 stalks of rice which is tied up and placed in the tadang. While reciting chants she takes out the bundle of rice stalks and insert them in a bamboo pole kept in the tangkob. The recital of the chants is to call the spirit of the rice to stay in the rice hut until the next planting season, i.e. when the rice spirits are called to the rice field again.
The Poihib Ceremony
In the rice hut the Bobohizan/Bobolian carefully pours the rice into the tangkob. This process is repeated for a number of times until all the rice has poured into the tangkob. The Bobohizan/Bobolian then recite chants appealing to the rice spirits to keep watch over the rice stored in the tangkob.
The Magavau Ceremony
This is the most important ceremony in the sequence of events of the harvest festival. This focuses in the restoration of Bambahazon/Bambarayon as well as offering food to Bambahazon/Bambarayon. In the olden days, the Magavau ritual is performed in the padi field on the night of the first full moon after the harvest. Nowadays, this ritual is carried out in the house of the owner of the field.
The Humabot Ceremony
This is the final stage of the observation of the harvest festival and is in the form of merry-making and entertainment. This ceremony is now celebrated at village, district and state levels annually (30 - 31 May). A variety of entertainment and activities in the form of dances and traditional sports are held and the climax of the event is the selection of the Unduk Ngadau(Harvest Festival Queen). The Unduk Ngadau symbolizes Huminodun, the sacrificed daughter of Kinorohingan.
The rituals described above are typical of the Kadazan of the Penampang-Papar area. Other interior Kadazan sub-tribes, the muruts and the paitanic sub-tribes in the east coast have different rice harvest rituals. For example, the Lotud have a series of eight ceremonies - Mansalud, Monuras, Tumakau, Matang, Mongoi Rumali, Mogimpuun, Sumondod and Monumbui. The essence of this ceremony however is the same, that is of thanksgiving for a plentiful harvest.
ONE OF ISRAEL GREATEST MIRACLES - AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION - DESERT BLOOM - because of the significance of the annual Harvest Festivals, i.e. Passover (harvest of barley), Pentecost or shavuot (harvest of wheat) and tabernacles or sukkot (harvest of grapes, figs, etc) and their commitment and faithfulness to observe them as G-d commanded them
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