I decided to post something about Mount Kinabalu, mainly about the myths and legends. I found out about somethings that I never knew before.------------------------------------------
KADAZANDUSUN BELIEFS:
An ancient mythology lies at the heart of Kadazandusun culture. A Kadazandusun creation myth tells how the supreme deities Kinohiringan and his wife Umunsumundu made the earth while Kinohiringan created the sky and the clouds. But the clouds were smaller than the earth and Kinohiringan was ashamed. To save his pride, Umunsumundu reshaped the earth, making it smaller, and thus created Mount Kinabalu, the mountain that we know today.
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--Theory 1--
The most popular view derives it from the Kadazan words, Aki Nabalu, meaning 'the revered place of the dead'. The local Kadazandusuns believe that their spirits dwell on the mountain top. Among the bare rocks of the summit grows a moss which early Kadazandusun guides said provided food for the spirits of their ancestor. These ceremonies were performed to appease the spirit of the mountain as well as the ancestral spirits who lived there.
--Theory 2--
Some believe Kina-balu means "Chinese widow". Kina, being a corruption of "China" and "Balu", a widespread native dialectical term for widow.
The (Kadazandusun) story: "It's about a Chinese Prince seeking a huge pink pearl that exists at the very top of the mountain and guarded by a ferocious dragon. After a terrific battle he slayed the dragon and took the pearl. He married local Kadazan woman after that. However, he got homesick and deserted his wife to return to China. The heartbroken wife wandered to the mountain and was turned to stone."
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I like Theory 2 better than Theory 1, I wonder why(in deep thought).. Of course its just a myth, esp the one with Umunsumundu creating the earth, cause Mount Kinabalu is NOT the earth.
P/S: I hope you guys learnt something about Mount Kinabalu, especially those who are Sabahans (*wink)
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