Immanuel means YHVH God with His People.

The kadazan hinava served in every harvest festivals!

The kadazan was once upon a time well known for their love of farming because they were good farmers thus were well known for their hard work and industry!

The Christmas  2016 celebration coincided with the Jewish festival of lights or Hannukah 5777. It was a double celebrations for those who understood the spiritual and geo-political significance of Christ's second coming!

Christ means Annointed in Greek/English or Masih in Arabic and Mashiach in Hebrew, Nopihi in Kadazan. In Genesis 3:15 (Taurat/Torah), Creator God promised a Savior for the fallen human race to restore them to their status of being second to None but Creator God!

This was fulfilled in the New Testament (2,000 years ago) where the Word of God who became Man was made a perfect atonement or korban (Bohi in Kadazan) for man's sins thus the death by crucifixation, burial and resurrection! 40 days after His ressurection, He ascended to Heaven where He is seated on the right hand of God but He sent His Holy Spirit to indwell in those who believe in Him and making their bodies as His temple. This indeed is Immanuel - God with His people! And this is the reasons for Christmas, Immanuel - God with us - as the Light of all men and women who believed in Him (John 3:16-18) who is the ONLY gateway (portal) to the 3rd Heaven, the present HQ of God the Creator and Master of the Universe.