Kondangan

The Kondangan is the feast that is normally held by the Cocos Islander Community. In the Kondangan it is a must to have 3 kind of dishes beside the other dishes of cakes,cigarettes, fruits,snacks including chocolates etc. The 3 dishes are;

'Rasul' made from the glutinous rice mixed with turmeric and the tandoori or grilled chicken on top of the rices and covered with white cloth.

7 plates of sweets made from rice but mix with raw sugar (brown) or nira sugar or sometimes called gula melaka and coconut milk and they taste sweet and a little bit salty called 'bubur'.

White Rice with the other dishes and gravy like fried fish, steam vegetables,prawn paste etc.

This could also have symbolized the 3 categories of levels in the community, namely the Kings, Scholars or Saints or Wali and the common folks.

Celebrating Hari Raya Haji

The Cocos Islander Community will be celebrating Hari Raya Haji on November 8, 2008 like any other Muslims throughout the world. However not many will do the korban or slaughtering of the goat or ox. The Cocos Islander Community would normally slaughter the chicken and prepare the 'Rasul' dish for the prayer ceremony. The Rasul dish would normally consists of the yellow rice and Tandori type of chicken in herbs. It has very nice taste. Selamat Hari Raya Idul Adha