The conventional games rampanau, which is standard among the many Dusun neighborhood in Sabah, and mintubow, which is synonymous with the Malay and Bidayuh communities in Sarawak, are among the many points of interest at the eighth version of the Festival Permainan Malaysia (FPM, or Malaysian Games Festival) that can be held at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur his weekend (Sept 15-17).
Organised by the National Department of Culture and Arts (JKKN) Kuala Lumpur along side Malaysia Day 2023, the three-day FPM will contain 1,520 members of conventional games, comparable to congkak, galah panjang, dam aji and kabaddi in addition to Sabah’s tarian magunatip (bamboo dance) and the normal blowpipe of Sarawak.
The sport of rampanau normally includes utilizing a sago palm tree department, arduous wooden and two items of bamboo measuring about 3m as much as 10m, which is specifically designed as a strolling stilt and, to play, gamers should stroll or run utilizing the rampanau.
Mintubow is a top-spinning sport that’s normally performed after the paddy harvesting season and the winner is said primarily based on the length the highest can spin.
JKKN KL director Hidayatul ‘Ein Mohamad Azmi said that the FPM will, for the first time, be featuring a Chingay demonstration from Penang and a silat performance, namely Segerak Silat@Kuala Lumpur.
“A total of 70,000 people are being targeted to attend the festival,” she said, adding that visitors are advised to use public transportation like the LRT and MRT to get to Dataran Merdeka.
She said the festival will also be enlivened with the Locco Malaysia-organised Keretapi Sarong flash mob programme where Malaysians wear their best sarongs and board trains to celebrate Malaysia Day.
Also lined up is Larian Wayang Kulit on Sept 17, which will be held together with the Kuala Lumpur Vehicle Free Morning programme, in addition to the sale of local products and various heritage food.
Hidayatul ‘Ein said the Malaysia Day and FPM celebrations will culminate on Saturday (Sept 16) with the Festival Gendang and Tari (Drum and Dance Festival) involving troupes from various states.
FPM is one of the events held annually under the tourism calendar to showcase the uniqueness of the state’s arts and tradition via conventional games, together with Sabah and Sarawak. – Bernama
