Harvest Festival

March 10, 2016 Comments Off Interesting Places

Donggongon Street Market (Tamu Donggongon)

Donggongon Street Market (or Tamu Donggongon) is Sabah’s greatest road market and frequently allude to by Sabahan as the best market in Sabah. Here you can discover the farming, painstaking work, untamed life and sustenance results of the villagers from the locale of Penampang and from the other close-by area. This is additionally the spot for vacationer and guest on a Sabah excursions to tests the interesting sustenance of the locals and to take a look at the way of life of the general population.

You can discover nearly everything in Tamu Donggongon in the event that you are readied to look and hunt around the business sector. Pick your decision of crisp vegetables, tropical organic products which differ with the season and some fascinating blooms all at a decent deal cost. There are additionally crisp water eels, turtles and frogs which are gotten from the paddy field marked down here. Next on the ‘not to be missed’ records are Sabah’s customary luxuries, for example, Bambangan (a kind of wild mango), Tuhau (a ginger-like plant, blended with lime juice, onion, and chilies), butod (otherwise called sago worms) and lihing (rice wine).

On the off chance that nourishment does not intrigue you, then simply come and appreciate the sound of the lovely ethnic beats of gongs (a percussion-like musical instrument). This gong are played by a few volunteers and amid celebration time, for example, the Harvest Festival, you can likewise see the Sumazau move perform by a gathering of adolescents in their customary outfit.

Getting There
Tamu Donggongon is located at the center of Penampang town. It is about 6 miles (10 km) or about 15 minutes drive from Kota Kinabalu city. This market opens every Thursday and Friday from 6.00 am to about 2.00 pm.

January 30, 2016 Comments Off About Sabah

Sabah

Introduction

Sabah has no less than thirty ethnic tribes. A city rich in cultural dance. During the festive season and, in addition, the Harvest Festival festivities, Sabah Fest is commended in May each year, public can see numerous cultural dances to enliven the festive atmosphere.

Sabah’s population consists of various ethnic groups. Sabah’s largest ethnic group is the Kadazan Dusun, Bajau and Murut. Other tribes are Kedayans, Bisaya, Irranun, Rungus, Kimarang, Kwijau, Lundayeh, Ubian, Binadan, The River, Tatana, Tagaas, Brunei, Sulu and others.
The difference between the various ethnic groups is particularly significant in terms of language, religion, customs and way of life which includes their traditional costumes.

Where did Sabah get its name?

The origins of the name ‘Sabah’ believed to have originated from a type of banana plants known as saba banana which is a type of banana called “SABBAH” or “Sappah” by the Bajau community made a very popular fried bananas. Bananas are widely planted along the west coast of Sabah as a food source. ‘Saba banana’ also known as ‘jaba’ by the Bajau community. Now, ‘saba bananas’ better known as the ‘pisang menurun’.

The name ‘Sabah’ was first used in the 15th century by merchants who traveled between the islands of North Borneo to the Sulu archipelago in the southern Philippines. In conclusion, the name ‘Sabah’ has been in use since before the advent of North Borneo Chartered Company and the British again. In 1604 Portuguese maps Melaka, Kota Kinabalu referred to as the Api-Api.

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