Kuala Penyu To Host State-Level Pesta Kaamatan Next Year

KUALA PENYU, May 23 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Penyu district has been selected to be the host for the state-level Pesta Kaamatan (harvest festival) in Sabah next year.

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan announced this when opening the Pesta Kaamatan for the Kuala Penyu district at Dewan Syahbandar Makang near here Monday.

Pairin, who is the chairman of the state-level Pesta Kaamatan organising committee, said Kuala Penyu was selected based on requests by the communities and leaders in the district who had been pressing the state-government to be given a chance to host the annual festival.

He said the opportunity to host the festival would also give a chance to the Bisaya and Tatana communities, who form the majority in the district, to showcase their unique cultures.