Aboutindo:Basic Guide Travel to North Sumatra

Yesterday I had to make postings Aboutindo: Guide Guide travel to Aceh. Now I am making a simple guideline Batak people familiar with the city. Hopefully by posting this time can be used as a guide you visiting northern Sumatra.

History of North Sumatra

North Sumatra capital of Medan has. The province is inhabited by a nation wither. Because since 2000 BC people wilt have been here. Around the year 775 AD, North Sumatra, including in the territory of Sriwijaya. In the 16th century, in Tapanuli emerged a kingdom that was founded by descendants Sisingamangaraja, namely the Kingdom of the Batak. Dutch entry to make the people fight for the Dutch took all the local Batak people. The famous hero of the hobo is Sisingamangaraja XII.

North Sumatra Traditional House 

Batak houses called "House of Bolon", rectangular and sometimes inhabited by five to six Toba Batak traditional family. House based function can be differentiated into the house that used to shelter the family called "ruma", and the home used as a storage (barn) is called Sopo. The materials consisted of a wooden building with large pillars and solid. Or side wall of the board, also from the floor while the roof from palm fiber board. Typical Toba Batak traditional houses is a form of a curved roof and the eaves of the front side




North Sumater custom clothing

because many affected different types of ethnic Batak also make custom clothing on the image besides banyak.Seperti. But the famous cloth is ulos.








Musical instruments of North Sumatra

From my search. There are seven kinds of musical instruments from the north Sumatran Aramba, Doli-doli, Druri funds, Faritia, Garantung, Gonrang, Hapetan. Musical instruments are also influenced by ethnicity, such as coastal areas there are a series of musical instrument called Sikambang.






Traditional dances of North Sumatra 

Traditional Dance of North Sumatra has many properties. There are magical and entertainment.Magical dance called the "sacred dance." This dance is usually used in traditional ceremonies.Dancers called "Dayu-Dayu". which include a sacred dance is the "Dance Guru" and "dance tungkat". Dance dance association profane is young - drive. who danced at the party. This type of dance is "dance morah - morah, parakut, sipajok and kabangkiung". The famous dance is dance and dance tortor melayu "Serampang XII."



That simple little knowledge you can use if you go to North Sumater. Hopefully, with brief information that can help you to "travel to Medan". For other information I will update so please be patient. Thank you.
 "Horasss"