Harvest marked alongside mass


By CY LEE

Parishioners preparing to cook rice with milk in the clay pot before mass. — Photos: ART CHEN/The Star

The usual Sunday at the Church of Sts Peter & Paul in Banting, Selangor, was made more special with a Ponggal celebration.

In a mix of cultural tradition with Christian worship, the event honoured the Tamil harvest festival.

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