Pesta Jagung Kota Marudu, Sabah 2009
November 7th, 2009 | 7:01 pm | Calender Events, News, Peristiwa | 18 responses
Picture: Taken from 1sabah.net
Maize Festival or also known as “Pesta Jagung” by the local people will be held in Nov, 20th – 22nd, 2009, in Kota Marudu District, about 130 km or two hours drive from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Maize or “jagung” is one of the many agricultural products in the state that has provided an important economic contribution to the lives of mainly the Kadazan-Dusun communities in Kota Marudu.
Just like the other agriculture-based celebrations, this annual festival promises to be another exciting event that should not be missed by any visitor to Sabah. This event serves to highlight the significance of this plant to the people. Of course there will be plenty of fun too with “jagung” cooking and planting competitions, cultural shows, traditional sports, “Pesta Jagung” beauty pageant and colourful cultural performances.
So don’t miss the opportunity to join in the excitement of the festival because you will discover the unique lives of the folks of Kota Marudu.


















said on November 7th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
menarik~ jagung pun ade pesta. huhuhu
said on November 8th, 2009 at 1:53 am
tula psl..br tau..jagung pun ade pesta gak..
said on November 8th, 2009 at 4:35 am
@huda & dilot… betul.. pesta jagung sudah menjadi pesta tahunan daerah kota marudu
said on November 8th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Wah, baru denger tuh. Kok ada pesta jagung sih? Hehe..
Kretaif banget masyarakatmu, sobat Kulanz.
Salam semangat ya! Upgrade your spirit…
said on November 8th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Iya saudara Bahauddin… selain pesta jagung, di negeri ini ada juga pesta kelapa, kobis (cabbage), durian dan lain yang berkaitan dengan buah-buahan.
said on November 8th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Salam…
Aku pernah sekali aja ke KM. Ketemu kawan. Pekan yang agak kecil.. tapi hati warganya.. besar…
Bagus baha ada pesta itu.. kepingin juak aku ke sana.
said on November 12th, 2009 at 12:36 am
@setiakasih. jika ada kelapangan.. datang la bila2 ke sini.. kami akan sentiasa menyambut kehadiran tetamu
said on November 13th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Huhu. menarik.. ade beauty pageant lagi… maybe atas kepala kena letak tongkol jagung baru leh menang. huhu..
said on November 13th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
@Ada… ya bole juga tu gitu… idea yg bagus.. nanti sya cadang dgn bbrap peserta beauty pageant tu.. hehe
said on November 14th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
owh pesta nih makan jagung ker bro Kulanz ?
kira jagung masak macam2 jenis ker ? menarik gak ek…tingin gak nak gi tengok..hehe…
said on November 14th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
@nine.. hehe.. xda la smua pasal jagung.. ada juga pameran hasil ptanian lain.. yg jagung tu kira tema utama la gitu.. klu ada masa bole jg tu datang bkunjung..
said on November 15th, 2009 at 8:52 am
lamanya seri di kota belud baru kali ini dengar pesta jagung. ini acara baru ke?
said on November 15th, 2009 at 10:21 am
@seri.. yg ni pesta tahunan kota marudu… kira dah jadi pesta wajib daerah ni.. kalau di kota belud selalu diorang anjurkan tamu besar.. kalau di kota marudu… buat pesta jagung.. pesta ni kira baru juga di daerah tu
said on November 15th, 2009 at 11:16 am
ada tak acara sapa paling banyak makan jagung dalam masa lima minit?ahak mesti seronok kan..lagi2 kalo peserta tu orang2 veteran..ada lak kategori kanak2..
said on November 15th, 2009 at 11:41 am
@HaSue.. hahaha.. napa peserta veteran.. mesti ada sebab tu.. hehe.. sebenarnya nama jak tu pesta jagung.. tp bukan semua aktiviti pasal jagung… nama jagung tu diguna utk komersial jak tu.. mcm kalau di kudat ada pesta kelapa, kalau di pitas ada pesta bengkoka (bengkoka ni sempena nama sungai di daerah pitas, sabah)
said on November 15th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
owowohhh…utk komersial jak..saja laa nak bai meriah bagi peserta veteran ikut serta…diorg mesti rasa dihargai juga..kalo org yg masih gagah perkasa nak suruh makan jagung abis laa jagung kat pesta tu kang baa..ahak.. kalo peserta bercampur2 usianya.buyukkk jak org muda nanti..kehkeh
said on November 15th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
@HaSue.. yup.. okey jg tu cadangan..
said on November 20th, 2009 at 12:54 am
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