Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Rediscover Singapore - Pongal Festival

Singaporean Tamil celebrate the harvest festival known as Pongal Festival which falls on the 14th - 17th January 2021 with highlights involve traditional dancing, cooking demonstration and above all festive bazaar offering Indian arts and crafts and outfit jewellery in addition there will be cultural performances with local and foreign artists entertaining during the harvest festivies by expressing their gratitude for the past year's harvest. The Pongal festival belongs to one of the most important events in the Tamil calender the name comes from the Tamil word "pongu" meaning to boil over or flourish there will be the traditional filling of clay pots fresh rice and milk adding ginger, turmeric, brown sugar, cashew nuts, raisin and ghee as it cooks. Once it cooks people will shout pongollo pongal meaning may the rice boil over. Head over to Cambell Lane to witness the festival and participate in the cooking of the rice and milk.