Tribal BATAK

I. BACKGROUND HISTORY. No historian knows the exact movements of the nation - the nation of India and China to the Asia - South and Southeast to Burma and Malacca and the islands of the archipelago hold. Only the movement of the nation - the nation was about 2000 years BC, called the family Austronesia that year came the surge. 1. Proto - Old Malay or Malay tribe includes Batak, Dayak, and Toraja. 2. Deutro - Malay / Malay - Young Tribal include Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, and other tribes. Proto - called also Malay tribe - the tribe of ancient nations, inhabited areas of North Sumatra. Because the geographic location in the montane areas - Bukit Barisan mountains and relatively separate from other cultures and religions that influence in Southeast Asia at that time. Batak tribe consists of five sub - tribe, namely: 1. Batak Toba. 2. Batak Angkola / Mandailing. 3. Batak Simalungun. 4. Batak Karo. 5. Dairi batak / Pakpak. Since independence 17 August 1945 the Batak tribe of confidence. Batak for many people in the area is a slur word "How can people be treated with Bataks scoundrelly by people - the Muslims" (so write Van Der Tuuk of Barus). Almost can not trust a pastor who visited the Netherlands to South Tapanuli in 1870 on the approval of Islam to explain how they despise themselves and their past. Batta Battak name or nickname as their lowly and not use them, if they talk about themselves. They prefer to called Mandailing, Angkola, Toba. The leaders and people - other important people choose a Malay. Batak people tend to accept that they considered low. They hide a lot of tradition - tradition because feel ashamed. Dutch Colonial government affected Residency Tapanuli choose a name that is not non-ethnic and choose Residency Bataklanden. According to Hermanus in Tambunan writings in Magazines Soara Bataks recount in Batavia think - about the year 1914 does not name the Batak indigenous people in the capital (ugly, gross, grubby, dirty) so that people keep Batak identity. In the year 1920 was Batakkersbond (Persatuan Batak) of Christian and Muslim people who respected and erudite. Unity publishes this magazine Sahala New. In the year 1921 formed a club football Batak. Thus, according to Hermanus Tambunan Batak people out of hiding. Number of students in Batavia Bataks large and especially the year 1919 there were many Dutch colonial office employees. With to proclamated independence 17 August 1945 Batak people have the confidence as a citizen of Indonesia. Mythology To obtain a description of patterns of thought about going to the tribe of Batak myth - the myth is widely known, is presented below one of the sacred myth / history of events. In Batak mythology bird layang - layang domiciled carriers or as a link between the heavens with the earth. Whilom, birds that are called by Mulajadi Na Bolon, The Beginning of the Great over all the power that is, to deliver a lodong (light socket bamboo tube of water) contains the seeds of Boru Deak Parujar, daughter of a deity who is in the earth. Once the birds arrive in the Boru Deak, he said: "Boru Deak - Parujar,convulition of weaving a life of ULOS yeast (traditional Batak cloth) and twist it ulos on the lodong ago to open." After Boru Deak - Parujar weaving a ulos, he convoluting on lodong then he's to open it in the jumping of out a man. He called Mr Mulana the (initial) Boru Deak to place a man in the area of light ago he told the bird back to Mulajadi Na Bolon to convey the question Boru Deak by Mulajadi answered: "Boru Deak will Himself became a man such as Mr Mulana. They become a friend of his life! ". And thence Boru Deak - Parujar become the man as Mr Mulana. They became the ancestors on the Batak people of this world. II. Idols. Behavior community pre Ancient Batak tribes - Christian religion is the integration of trust between the pagan beliefs / customs and animism called Habatahon. Habatahon behavior in the era of Ancient Batak still mixed - mixed not separate between religious beliefs to the gods, deity - deity, worship of the spirit - the spirit of the ancestors on the one hand, in the tradition of the other party. Ancient people thought that Batak animist more sensitive to the spirits or idols. He mentions sipelebegu or the spirit of worship and obey the spirit, magic, heathen. Begu (devils) revoke the spirit of the dead but also the spirit - the spirit of nature, or all that spirit only - the thorn in humans. Spirit - the spirit of this is to be contacted and glorified in life - days. Part of fortune, disease, birth and various other disasters depends on him. For that need to be worshiped and offerings to be blessed man. There are also spirits called Homang live in the forest like a child abduction - child behave bad. Spirit Solobean water and create a dangerous voyage Begu Antuk that brought leprosy and others - others. Ancient Batak tribe in accordance with the idolatry of the age pupilasgustativas Mulajadi Na Bolon is Allah, the One who became the beginning of all that is. Singgasananya on the seventh heaven. Confidence is considered sacred trust, can be seen from the expression on the prayer of adoration on the say that the Datu / priest at the ceremony Martonggo (prayer call of the divine). Hormatnya and how very sacred deity - the god in the public eye in those times, so do not dare mention the name of the gods besides, the ceremony of worship and offerings. Custom from Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon and ancestors. According to ancient belief Batak indigenous people was sent down by Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon first in the mountain Pusuk Hill. Violations lead to the first man Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon dismiss the heavens from the earth, so that separate human beings with the gods. To be able to deal with the gods, Debata Mulajadi Na Bolon create and provide for indigenous people be obeyed, so the gods wish to give people. Adat is revealed to be the ancestor to the descendants descendants get blessings from gods. The blessing in this very large, among others, is, wealth, happiness, be dissociated from fear, disease cholera, plague and others - others. Batak tribe of about 500 - 600 years in the hinterland still profess belief in idols. Sisingamangaraja has convolute Dynasty king as priest (priesterkoning, the Netherlands) 360 Sisingamangaraja years are considered "God" a very respected. Dynasty Sisingamangaraja enemy is called the Kingdom of the Netherlands company or colonizers, because the Batak tribe does not like to lose freedom and adatnya. The nation's foreign missionary suspected as a pioneer or spy of company. Dynasty Sisingamangaraja very angry to see people leave the Batak religious obedience to the ancestors and the customs which we call Habatahon. Nommensen as a pioneer who made the Batak pursuivant Christ began in 1864 in the valley Silindung. During the 12 years Nommensen Batak live in the land of the free life is often threatened, but Nommensen believe in God - as his interpreter safely and correctly - a true success miracle of Batak tribe become partaker of Christ that many - about a century animism and socially isolated from the world out. German missionaries continuously - successfully clean the elements and the influence of pagan / animism. They have knowledge teologis, antropologis, a culture that can identify the elements which includes ancient or incompatible with the Christian priest. Similarly promoter / king custom support and other indigenous Batak huge contribution to the work of the heart free from the success of the Batak tribe. They dare to insist or to impose a violation of church rules and regulations, if they need to implement the action excommunication from the church. A way as religion Ancient Batak tribe was inherent in the soul and the Batak tribe merogahnya not easy. Issues that need to be about, namely, the attitude some of the church does not insist on something in the form of inheritance from the past. The emphasis / inconsistencies in the rest of the ancient belief / animism of Batak people and practices - traditional practices that can prevent achieving a strong Christian faith. At the beginning of the Christian religion came in Tanah Batak pastor of the church council and is very firm in implementing the prohibition pelaksaan customs / traditions that you can practice fishing members of the church and the return of the spirit cult of the dead. Even the traditional feast or just a tandok prohibited on Sundays and sting with the firm that is shed tandok to fill the rice fields or to the ground for instance. At the present time there is a tradition long held back by a small group with a free Manjunjung including Sijagaron / bun Marata ceremony at the time of death. Sari Matua or Saur Matua. The most confusing that some people of herder of the church does not have any attitude or perception of the same things - things you can do so whether or not the Christian faith even among those who have suggested that the conduct itself. This is a telling testimony dormant business services and the Christian faith around the age of more than 135 years.