Ponggal Festival at St Ignatius Church

Parishioners of St Ignatius Church (SIC) had their first taste of the Ponggal Festival after the 6.45am Mass on Sunday, January 14.

Ponggal, which means ‘overflow’ or ‘boiling over,’ also signifies the gradual heating of the earth by the sun. Festivities typically begin with the boiling of rice with milk, brown sugar, ginger, tumeric or other ingredients.

SIC Parish Priest Fr Andrew Wong CDD blessed a pot of rice being cooked at the entrance of the church, accompanied by Assistant Parish Priest Fr Lawrence Ng CDD and Bro Joseph Lim CDD.

Parishioners had the opportunity to taste Ponggal rice and watch dance performances at the cafeteria.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online