Natives of North Borneo Sabah - The Bambaraon, Bambarayon (Goddesses) Immortal Spirits of Rice - North Borneo Dayak -Dusun, Kadazan, Murut. (Bambaraon (Semangat Padi) - Dusun Kadazan Murut di Sabah)
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1. The Natives of North Borneo Sabah East Malaysia- Harvest Festival 2009
2. The few Faces of Natives North Borneo Sabah East Malaysia
The natives Borneo Dusun, Kadazan, Murut say that a Bam-bar-raon (bum-buh-ray-on) or Bam-ba-rayon is the spirit of rice plant. The collective name for rice spirits. Anyhow the exact number of Bambaraon is not known. All Bambaraons are immortal. A spirit does leave ones presence in a rice plant. When a spirit leaves a rice plant it causes a poor harvest. A rice plant may die due to diseases and rice fruits turn up empty.
1. The Natives of North Borneo Sabah East Malaysia- Harvest Festival 2009
2. The few Faces of Natives North Borneo Sabah East Malaysia
The natives Borneo Dusun, Kadazan, Murut say that a Bam-bar-raon (bum-buh-ray-on) or Bam-ba-rayon is the spirit of rice plant. The collective name for rice spirits. Anyhow the exact number of Bambaraon is not known. All Bambaraons are immortal. A spirit does leave ones presence in a rice plant. When a spirit leaves a rice plant it causes a poor harvest. A rice plant may die due to diseases and rice fruits turn up empty.
[Orang Dusun-Kadazan-Murut mengatakan Bambaraon ialah semangat padi. Entiti Bambaraon lebih dari satu. Bagaimanapun bilangannya tidak diketahui. Jika Bambaraon meninggalkan padi ia mengakibatkan penghasilan padi yang kurang disebabkan serangan penyakit dan burung serta binatang.]
[Note:- Pictures below were the last seven Bambaraon goddesses (from 42 Bambaraon goddesses representing almost all Districts of the State of Sabah) for the search of the finest goddess of the goddesses at the Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association Center at Penampang, Sabah 31st May 2015. Mind you, the 35 other Bambaraon goddesses, not in the picture, are veeeery...very pretty too, believe me.]
{Nota:- Gambar-gambar di bawah ialah tujuh ratu Bambaraon (dari 42 ratu Bambaraon yang hampir kesemuanya mewakili Daerah di Negeri Sabah) dalam Pesta Kaamatan di Pusat Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association Penampang, Sabah 31 Mei 2015. Perhatian semua... yang 35 ratu Bambaraon itu, tiada dalam gambar, pun saaaaaaangat lawa semua bah.}
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Bambaraon Pinansaaran
(Ryannie Neils Yong -Tanjung Aru) |
Anyway sometime in the olden days you may find at some rice fields, at a time a rice plant is starting to flowers, where tools in form of beautifully crafted wooden machetes or heavy knives and sticks, hang on specially made sticks. These tools were offered by priestess to be used by Bambaraon to protect the rice plant or ward off evil spirits, and to get rid of animals and birds that come to cause damages to the rice crops. Even there is offering of drinking water placed inside a shellfish shell for Bambaraon. You'll be able to see that 'shell cup' because a beautiful thin bamboo pole (Schizostachyum spp.) (with its end weaved into 'Y' form as a holder), 'planted' vertically on the ground to elevate this drinking 'shell cup' above highest tips of rice plants.
[Di masa yang lalu di Kampung Kelawat, Kota Belud, ditemui di sawah padi, di musim padi berbunga, benda-benda peralatan seperti parang kayu, digantung pada batang kayu khas, untuk digunakan oleh Bambaraon menghalang serangan dan gangguan ke atas padi. Disediakan juga di dalam kulit kepah air minuman untuk Bambaraon. Kulit kepah ini diletakkan di hujung buluh (Schizostachyum spp.) (hujungnya di anyam bentuk 'Y' tempat meletakkan kulit kepah), kemudian buluh ini ditanam menegak di tepi sawah. Minuman Bambaraon ini mudah dilihat kerana paras lebih tinggi dari padi.]
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| Bambaraon (Goddesses) for Rice Post-Harvest (Kaamatan) Festival 2015 Borneo Sabah |
[Di Kampung Kelawat, Kota Belud pada tahun 50an pun orang-orang kampung sering menjemput semua datang merayakan kaamatan di rumah-rumah mereka. Kebiasaan ini tidak lagi diamalkan sekarang oleh Kadazan-Dusun-Murut. Mungkin disebabkan kepercayaan moden serta gaya hidup yang berubah. Lagipun generasi moden yang tinggal di perumahan luar kampung lebih selesa membeli beras dari kedai berbanding menanamnya sendiri. Maka akibatnya tiada meraya selesai menuai padi kerana tiada padi selesai dituai. Tiada Bambaraon kerana sawah kini ditanam dengan bangunan pula. Jadi semangat padi lari.]
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| Bambaraon Sinintakan (Shirley Anthony Danggok -Tambunan) |
Usually starting a feast for Bambaraon is by a priestess rendering a thanksgiving prayer (speaking verbally to Bambaraon) and offering ceremony tokens (food and material kinds) presented to Bambaraon that are present in rice plants. Where as Bambaraon that have left a rice plant, like for reason were swept away by flood or blown by wind, are pleaded to return back. Bambaraon presence in a rice plant result in a good harvest. One common entry prayer in this ceremony is the calling of Bam-ba-ra-on named Po-ko-ti-ru, Ula-ula and Ukad-ukad.
[Kebiasaannya perayaan pesta selesai menuai dimulakan dengan doa kesyukuran dan persembahan bentuk makanan dan benda kepada Bambaraon yang ada. Manakala Bambaraon yang dihanyutkan oleh banjir dan diterbangkan oleh angin dipohon untuk kembali. Di permulaan doa akan meyebut Bam-ba-ra-on bernama Po-ko-ti-ru, Ula-ula dan Ukad-ukad.]
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| Bambaraon Sinulihang (Evrina Masalan -Tenom) |
Representatives of a village may announce to another villages to come to a feasting and merry making events. Any rice farmers in a village may announce to other farmers in the same village to come for a feasting event at ones house. Then there goes eating and drinking. Feasting may extended to days. Feasting is all about thanking Bambaraon. This was in the past years, in the year 50s.
[Perayaan selepas menuai padi untuk semangat padi Bambaraon juga dirayakan di peringkat kampung. Jemputan akan dihebahkan kepada kampung lain. Perayaan ini banyak makan dan minum (biasanya minuman memabukkan). Perayaan akan berpanjangan lebih dari sehari. Ini amalan pada masa lalu, tahun sebelum 50an.]
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| Bambaraon Tinatalan (Valencia Ann Primus -Kota Kinabalu) |
In the early days there was no beauty contest or finding for the one finest of all Bambaraon. A gathering for eating and drinking is all about thanksgivings to rice spirits. Nowdays search for Unduk Ngadau (Harvest Festival Goddess) is one of the important program in all community level harvest festival celebration all over Sabah. This is about finding the goddess of the Dusun-Kadazan-Murut tribes for the year. These goddesses are Bambaraon.
[Pada masa lalu, sebelum tahun 60an, acara pencarian ratu Bambaraon tidak wujud dalam perayaan selepas menuai padi. Di masa ini pula acara pencarian ratu Bambaraon menjadi kebiasaan di peringkat kampung dan daerah di seluruh Sabah.]
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| Bambaraon Pinutungan (Natasha Aprillia Benggon -Inanam) |
One cannot be simply the Bambaraon goddess but her parents must be native Kadazan-Dusun-Murut or one of her parent is a native. Anyway, there is no necessity for DNA testing to prove your maternal or paternal native status. However not all Kadazan-Dusun-Murut female can join this Bambaraon goddess search. Natives Moslem female Kadazan-Dusun-Murut applicant wishes to opt out due to legal and conscientious compliance issues.
[Untuk menjadi peserta ratu Bambaraon seseorang wanita mesti keturunan Kadazan-Dusun-Murut. Bagaimanapun tidak diperlukan ujian DNA untuk membuktikan keturunan. Kaum Kadazan-Dusun-Murut yang beragama Islam tidak menyertai acara ini kerana isu undang-undang dan pematuhan kepercayaan.]
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| Bambaraon Sumpaladong (Sherrylyn Jane Rannytho -Putatan) |
For the past decades the government and businesspersons had been the main sponsors for the Sabah State level rice harvest celebration. Visitors coming can be more than hundred thousands people for the two days event. Moreover the two days rice celebration for Bambaraon are Public Holiday in the state of Sabah.
[Setap tahun pengunjung perayaan pesta selepas menuai peringkat negeri di Pusat Kadazan Dusun Murut Sabah, Penampang agak ramai iaitu lebih seratus ribu orang. Dua hari perayaan ini juga cuti umum untuk negeri Sabah iaitu tarikh 30 dan 31 Mei setiap tahun.]
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| Bambarayon Tinolidu (Kimberly Vung -Likas) |
Goddess Bambaraon search is not something about symmetrical face or aesthetic traits. In fact all natives Kadazan-Dusun-Murut women are very beautiful, lovely and nice. Local men when thinking to take a natives as their bride, provided lucky and have the privilege to make a choice, are being spoiled, and in big trouble because you just cannot decide which one to choose with your eyes open. You're a bit better off if you just close your eyes and decide because all natives Kadazan Dusun Murut women are very beautiful and pretty. Believe me.
Organizer normally is looking for characters like polite, articulate, poise, nice presentation during the catwalk and traditional costume wear. Perhaps the organizer is also looking for a good mind, that each participant has, especially to on going concern like sustainability and consolidation of Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) culture, based on the topic posed to participants during the question and answer part. Mind you those KDM kids borned in the late 1990 to present, especially in the town area, are unable to converse in their mother dialect. Their parents either speak Bahasa Melayu or English.
Anyway the finest Bambaraon goddess for this event receives additional incentives besides tens of thousands dollars of prices, gifts and travel sponsorships amounting to more than RM50,000.00 [cash money RM6,000.00 (six thousands MYR)], an education scholarship for college studies, course of your own liking. All six runners-up receive between RM5,000.00 - RM1,500.00 and consolation for all the rest is RM1,000.00 cash, not including other prizes.
Organizer normally is looking for characters like polite, articulate, poise, nice presentation during the catwalk and traditional costume wear. Perhaps the organizer is also looking for a good mind, that each participant has, especially to on going concern like sustainability and consolidation of Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) culture, based on the topic posed to participants during the question and answer part. Mind you those KDM kids borned in the late 1990 to present, especially in the town area, are unable to converse in their mother dialect. Their parents either speak Bahasa Melayu or English.
Anyway the finest Bambaraon goddess for this event receives additional incentives besides tens of thousands dollars of prices, gifts and travel sponsorships amounting to more than RM50,000.00 [cash money RM6,000.00 (six thousands MYR)], an education scholarship for college studies, course of your own liking. All six runners-up receive between RM5,000.00 - RM1,500.00 and consolation for all the rest is RM1,000.00 cash, not including other prizes.
[Penganjur memaklumkan yang pencarian ratu Bambaraon bukan hal muka simetri ataupun sifat-sifat aestetik. Sebenarnya semua wanita Kadazan-Dusun-Murut sememangnya sangat jelita, lawa dan cantik. Jadi untuk lelaki temaptan yang ada kesempatan memilih dan mencari isteri dari wanita Kadazan-Dusun-Murut, memang sukar untuk membuat pilihan dengan mata terbuka. Kerana semua wanita Kadazan-Dusun-Murut sangat jelita, lawa, cantik, indah... Lelaki perlu tutup mata barulah mudah sikit membuat keputusan. Penganjur melihat kelakuan seperti sopan, tenang dan yakin, persembahan baik serta pakaian tradisional.
Mungkin juga penganjur mencari Bambaraon yang memiliki pemikiran yang baik dalam aspek dan isu-isu kelesterian serta pengukuhan budaya kaum Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM). Andaian ini berdasarkan pola topik soalan yang dikemukakan kepada setiap peserta semasa acara soal-jawab. Bayangkan generasi KDM yang dilahirkan pada lewat 1990 hingga kini, terutama tinggal di pekan-pekan, tidak dapat bercakap lisan dalam bahasa KDM. Kini di rumah ibu-bapa selalunya menggunahan bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris dalam pertuturan harian.
Bambaraon pilihan menerima puluhan ribuan ringgit nilai hadiah, buah tangan dan tajaan lawatan luar negara, melebihi RM50,000.00 [hadiah wang tunai macam RM6,000.00 (enam ribu ringgit)] dan biasiswa untuk pendidikan di kolej, dalam bidang yang diminatinya. Enam Bambaraon yang lain juga menerima wang tunai di antara RM5,000.00-RM1,500.00 dan peserta Bambaraon seterusnya menerima RM1,000.00 tunai. tidak termasuk hadiah-hadiah sampingan.]
Mungkin juga penganjur mencari Bambaraon yang memiliki pemikiran yang baik dalam aspek dan isu-isu kelesterian serta pengukuhan budaya kaum Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM). Andaian ini berdasarkan pola topik soalan yang dikemukakan kepada setiap peserta semasa acara soal-jawab. Bayangkan generasi KDM yang dilahirkan pada lewat 1990 hingga kini, terutama tinggal di pekan-pekan, tidak dapat bercakap lisan dalam bahasa KDM. Kini di rumah ibu-bapa selalunya menggunahan bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris dalam pertuturan harian.
Bambaraon pilihan menerima puluhan ribuan ringgit nilai hadiah, buah tangan dan tajaan lawatan luar negara, melebihi RM50,000.00 [hadiah wang tunai macam RM6,000.00 (enam ribu ringgit)] dan biasiswa untuk pendidikan di kolej, dalam bidang yang diminatinya. Enam Bambaraon yang lain juga menerima wang tunai di antara RM5,000.00-RM1,500.00 dan peserta Bambaraon seterusnya menerima RM1,000.00 tunai. tidak termasuk hadiah-hadiah sampingan.]
All pictures taken at this place-
Kadazandusun Cultural Association Center
Kadazandusun Cultural Association Center
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