Bobohizan
[1] The office of Bobohizan or Bobolian, is also the chief preserver of Momolianism, i.e. the philosophy and way of life of the Kadazan-Dusun people.One of the primary roles of a Bobohizan is to appease the rice spirit Bambaazon during harvest festival or Kaamatan.[3] It is not certain whether the calling of Bobohizan (Bobolian in the Bundu-Liwan dialect) exist prior to or after the settling of the ancestors at Nunuk Ragang.Long after the first ancestors passing to Hibabou (Heaven), the rites, prayers, and incantations (Rinait or Inaait) were lost and forgotten.A Bobohizan plays a pivotal role in a daily life of the Kadazan people before the advent of Christianity.
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