"Mangalahat Horbo" one of the Batak ethnic dance show, performed at traditional ceremonies.

History Batak tribe

Batak is one of the ethnic groups in Indonesia who live and come from Tapanuli and East Sumatra, North Sumatra.
Ethnic Batak are categorized as:
1. Toba Batak
2. Batak Karo
3. Batak Pakpak
4. Batak Simalungun
5. Batak Angkola
6. Batak Mandailing

The majority of the Batak be Christians and the rest Muslims. But there is also a religion Malim and also embracing animist beliefs (called Sipelebegu or Parbegu), although now the number of the adherents of these teachings waned.

History
Batak people are speakers, but it is unknown when the Batak ancestors first settled in Tapanuli and East Sumatra. Language and archaeological evidence suggests that the Austronesian-speaking people of Taiwan have moved to the Philippines and Indonesia about 2,500 years ago, the young in the stone age (Neolithic). Because until now there has been no artifacts Neolithic (Stone Age Younger) found in the Batak region, it can be expected that new Batak ancestors migrated to North Sumatra in the age of metal. In the 6th century, traders from India Tamil Barus establish trade city, on the west coast of North Sumatra. They trade Barus chalk cultivated by farmers in the interior. Kapur Barus of Batak lands of high quality so that it becomes one of the leading export in addition to incense. In the 10th century, Barus attacked by Sriwijaya. This led to the expulsion of Tamil traders from the coast of Sumatra. In subsequent periods, Barus chalk trading began much controlled by the Minangkabau merchants established a colony in the west and east coast of North Sumatra. Their colonies stretching from Barus, Sorkam, until Christmas.

Christian missionaries

In 1824, two British Baptist missionaries, Richard Burton and Nathaniel Ward walk from Sibolga headed inland Batak. After three days of walking, they reached the plateau Silindung and settle for two weeks in the interior. From this exploration, they make observations and direct observation of Batak society. In 1834, this activity was followed by Henry Lyman and Samuel Munson from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
In 1850, the Council commissioned the Gospel Netherlands Neubronner Herman Van der Tuuk to publish grammar books and dictionaries Batak language - Dutch. It aims to facilitate Christian missions groups - Dutch and German spoken by the Toba and Simalungun pengkristenan targeted them.

Huria Kristen Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) has been established in Balige in September 1917. In the late 1920's, a school nurse provides care training to midwives there. Later in 1941, Karo Batak Protestant Church (GBKP) was established.
Kinship

Kinship is related to the legal relationship between people in social life. There are two forms of kinship to the Batak tribe, which is based on lineage (genealogy) and based on sociological, while no territorial kinship.
Forms of kinship based on lineage (genealogy) is visible from the clan genealogy ranging from Si Raja Batak, Batak tribes which all have a clan. While kinship based on sociological occur through agreement (match between a particular clan) or by marriage. In Batak traditions, the unity is the bond of blood in Indigenous clans, and clan. This means for example Harahap, unity is customary Marga Marga Harahap vs another. Given that Indigenous Batak / Batak traditions are dynamic which is often tailored to the time and place influence the differences between the traditional style of the area.
The existence of philosophy in the parable of the Toba Batak language that reads: Jonok dongan partubu jonokan do dongan parhundul. is a philosophy that we always maintain good relations with its neighbors, because they're the closest friends. However, in the implementation of custom, the first look is a one clan, although basically neighbors should not be overlooked in the implementation of Indigenous Peoples.

Philosophy and Social Systems

Batak people have a philosophy, the principle as well as in terms of social structures and systems that are in the Toba Batak language called Dalihan na Tolu. Here mention Dalihan Natolu
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Batak Ethnic Dance "slaughtering of Buffalo"

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