culture of Batak toba

Batak tribe is one of the largest ethnic groups in Indonesia. This name is a collective theme for identifying some tribes who live and come from the West Coast and the East Coast in the province of North Sumatra. Ethnic groups were categorized as Batak are: Batak Toba, Karo Batak, Batak Pakpak, Simalungun Batak, Batak Angkola, and Batak Mandailing.Nowadays generally Batak people embraced Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism. But some are embracing the belief tadisional namely: Malim tradition and also embraces animistic beliefs (called Sipelebegu or Parbegu), although now the number of the adherents of this doctrine is already diminishing.Rumah BatakTraditional Weapons - Piso Gaja DompakPiso Gaja Dompak North Sumatra is the traditional weapon-shaped knife used to cut and stab. Traditional Weapons North Sumatra is known Piso Gaja Dompak for the handle of the knife are carved elephant shaped.Piso Gaja Dompak believed to be the future king of heritage work Batak Singamangaraja I. As heirloom work, the traditional weapon of North Sumatra is not intended to kill, as Piso Gaja Dompak heirloom weapons are believed to have supernatural powers that will give spiritual strength to its holder.

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