Batak Tradition

At tribe society Batak, cycle of someone life from born later, adult, till die, pass by some a period of and event lionized. Hence at moments or event important referred [as] must conducted traditional ceremonys, trust and religion. Ceremonys is referred [as] for example ceremony downwards take a baths, name gift/giving, get a haircut etc at childhood, ceremony sharpens tooth, marriage ceremony, last offices and others. Among society Batak are recognized ceremony feeds delicious to old fellow that has been advantage in years but has been healthy, its target to spark into life in order to longevity and remain to be healthy. Also to ill old fellow for the purpose of to recover [again]. This Ceremony is called “sulang-sulang”.
Though now a large part of residents have embraced Islam or Christian, but old trust that have the character of animistic has been seen in ceremonys conducted. For example ceremony calls ancestor soul to family house that above the ground by the instrumentality of Sibaso or woman shaman. Sibaso later will soul entrance, until every its utterance assumed ancestor words that die. In area Batak Toba this ceremony is called “Sigale-gale”.
Tradition House Siwaluh Jabu, tradition house Batak Karo. This House beamed high and one house usually dwelt to the one big family that consist of 4 till 8 families Batak. Within doors nothing blockade one free room. Nevertheless immanent room division, namely limited by strong mores lines, even that line unseen. Each room have name and who did must occupy room is referred [as], has been determined also by tradition. Siwaluh jabu indoor room Sequence shall be as follows :
Jabu bena wood that is room in front of left side, inhabited by clan party land/ground and kampong founder. He/she is pengulu or house leader is referred [as]. Jabu [in] one kitchen bena wood that is room next that one with jabu bena wood, also named Sinenggel-ninggel. This Room is inhabited by Senina namely its brother who acts as proxy of house leader referred [as]. Sedapat that means one kitchen, because setaip 2 rooms then in front its existed kitchen that weared for 2 families.
Jabu the end of wood, named Jabu Sungkun Berita, inhabited by child Beru Toa, commisioned solve every arising out problem.
Jabu [in] one kitchen [of] the end of wood that is room [in] one kitchen with jabu the end of wood, named Jabu Silengguri. This Jabu are inhabited by child beru from jabu Sungkun Berita.
Jabu lepan bena wood, namely room that located ferry with jabu bena wood, named jabu simengaloken are inhabited by Biak Senina.
Jabu [in] one kitchen lepan bena wood that is room that [in] one kitchen with jabu lepan bena wood, inhabited by Senina Sepemeren or Separiban.
Jabu lepan the end of wood, inhabited by Kalimbuh that is the party of girl giver, this room is called Jabu Silayari.
Jabu [in] one kitchen lepan the end of wood that is room that [in] one kitchen with jabu lepan the end of wood. This Room is inhabited by Jabu Simalungun drink, inhabited by Puang Kalimbuh that is Kalimbuh from jabu silayari. Position this Kalimbuh are enough respected didalam tradition.
Generally at any given this tradition house is existed four kitchen units that each of them used by two families, that is by adjacent jabu-jabu. Every kitchen consist of five stone units that put down as [the] stove in form of two triangles leave for back. Triangle is referred [as] symbolise rukuh sitelu or singkep sitelu that is strap between three family groups. Kalimbuhu, senina and child beru or Sebayak.
House Wall is made heel, and window that located in to the circumference log. Triangular house Roof and level three, also melembangkan rukut-sitelu. In each top and existed head kerbau that symbolise prosperity for family that inhabit it. Roof Boundary around house in all the same direction, depict that unmate have feeling in the same boat sepenanggungan. Triangular roof Part is made of bamboo matting is called lambe-lambe. Usually at lambe-lambe portrayed maker device from characteristic of pawnbroker referred [as], with traditional colour red, white and black. Other Decoration is at entrance cushion. Usually dotted with egg engraving and arrow. Strings penginkat oblique wall is called string ret-ret, made of fibre of palmtree or cane. This Strap pattern form like house lizard that have 2 heads each other leave for back, that is to say [is] house lizard dikiaskan as [the] house custodian, and 2 heads each other leave for back symbolises all unmates have role in common and each other respect.
Tradition House Siwaluh jabu that always with anomalous ladder-step amount, dwelt by family where sleep children with its old fellow till have an age 14 years olds. For adult boy or sleep bachelor in other place so-called Jambur, also men guest. Jambur actually paddy mow that utilized to sleep, and rest [of] womans and men.
Tradition House Batak Toba so-called Rumah Bolon, in form of foursquare length and sometime dwelt by 5 till 6 families batih. To enter house must take a rides doorstep that located in house midst, with anomalous ladder-step amount. If people will enter Batak house Toba must take a bow in order not to collided at athwart log, this condition are interpreted guest must respects the pawnbroker. House Floor sometime till 1,75 metres on the ground, and underside is utilized for pigsty, chicken, etc. Former entrance have 2 kinds of door, that is horizontal and vertical door, but now cast off and horizontal door.
Indoor Room tradition is room is opened without rooms, although populating disitu family more than one, but is not mean there is no room division, because indoor this tradition room division is limited by tradition those in strong. Room rear angle;corner right side called jabu bong, that occupied by house head or por jabu bong, with wife and children that still small. This Room former assumed most keramat. In left angle;corner deals with Jabu bong is called Jabu Soding is destined for daughter that has married but has not yet had house by it self. In left angle;corner front is called Jabu Suhat, for eldest boy that has married and in seberangnya is called Tampar Piring is destined for guest.
If big family then performed place among 2 rooms or jabu that berdempetan, until room increases 2 next and this room is called Jabu Tonga-ronga ni jabu hue. Every family have kitchen by it self that located in house back, have the shape of outbuilding. Among 2 room consecutions namely medial house is neutral area so-called lake and as [the] place. Other Building that look like house is sapo namely like house that indigenous to depositary mow, then inhabited. Its difference with house is : Two floors Dopo, only will have a line front pillars and room are under opened without wall for deliberation, accept foreigner and music playground. At frontage of tradition house existed trappings with geographical line motif and spiral and decoration [of] have the shape of woman milk so-called adep-adep. This Decoration symbolises source of life fertility and unity device.
House all the much its decoration is called Gorga. Other Decoration fern is called nipahu, and thorny cane is called mardusi that located in wall to the entrance.
At house angle;corners existed decoration Gajah rears, animal face, have intention as [the] army repellent. Also decoration house lizard animal, head slated for lion refuses danger like philtra from outside. This Decoration there is that have the shape of engraving then given colour, there is also that have the shape of picture [only]. Colour that used [by] always black, white and red.
All above mentioned tradition houses its materials from wood good to pillar, floor and house framework [the] following door and window, whereas house roof is made of zinc. In north sumatra bridge, tradition houses that presented experience of a few/little differences with tradition house that genuiness in its area. This condition are adapted for usefulness from mere practicability, for example house pillars that ought to from wood, many changed with concrete pile. later, room function beside for important office room is to showroom of culture objects and mores demonstration from eight tribe clans in north sumatra. Objects is referred [as] cover traditional music tools, kitchenware, war material, agricultural equipment, related to tools mystique, some all kitchen examples have the character of traditional. Whereas mores demonstration and history are portrayed in the form of diorama, some clotheses pengantin and tradition clothes etc.