NINE MAJOR CULTURAL VALUE FOR BATAK POEPLE

"I try to describe (in Anthropological) about 9 The Main Cultural Values ​​in Toba Batak society. It's still a lot of Toba Batak Cultural Values ​​others, which may be subject to other friends?

1. Kinship
Which includes the relationship premordial interest, affection on the basis of blood relationships, harmony Dalihan elements Na Tolu (Hula-hula, Dongan Tubu, Boru), Banana Raut (Son of Son of Boru Boru), Hatobangon (scholars) and everything related links kinship by marriage, clan solidarity and others.

2.RELIGI
Includes religious life, both traditional religion and religion that came later that
manage its relationship with the Creator and its relationship with humans and their environment.

3.HAGABEON
Many offspring and longevity. a traditional expression of the famous Batak presented during the wedding ceremony is an expression that expects to be given later newlywed son 17 and daughter 16. Human resources for the Batak people is very important. Formidable force can only be built in a number of men in great numbers. This is closely connected with the history of Batak tribes were destined to have a very high competitive culture. Hagabeon concept rooted, from culture to compete in ancient times, even recorded in the history of the development, manifested in the war huta. In this traditional war strength is concentrated on the number of
personnel are great. Regarding the longevity of the concept called SAUR Matua hagabeon BULUNG (such as leaves, which fall after the elderly). Can imagine how big the increase in manpower is expected by the Batak people, because apart from each family is expected to bear sons and daughters as much as 33 people, also all expected to elderly.

4.HASANGAPON
Glory, authority, charisma, a core value that gave a strong impetus to achieve greatness. This value gives a strong impetus, especially in people Toba, in this modern era to reach the position and rank that gives glory, authority, charisma and power.

5. HAMORAON
Rich, one of the underlying cultural values ​​and encourage the Batak people, especially the Toba, to find a lot of property.

6.HAMAJUON
Progress, achieved through go abroad and study. Cultural values ​​are very strong hamajuon encourage people to migrate to all corners of the Batak homeland. In the last century, East Sumatra, is seen as an area of ​​shoreline. But in line with the dynamics of the Batak, the purpose of migration has been increasingly extended to the entire country to maintain or increase their competitiveness.

7. LAW
Dohot uhum slave, and the rule of law. Value and uhum dohot slave is strong value in socialized by the Batak people. Culture uphold the truth, engaged in the legal world is the world of the Batak people.
This value may be born from the high frequency of rights violations in the course of life the Batak people since ancient times. So they are proficient in spoken and struggled to fight for human rights. It appeared in the surface of the lives of law in Indonesia that records the name of the Batak people in the list of warrior warrior-law, both as a prosecutor, defender and judge.

8. AEGIS
In socio-cultural life of the Batak people less powerful than the values ​​mentioned earlier. This may be due to high levels of independence. The presence of protector, the protector, the giver of prosperity, only needed in very urgent circumstances.

9. CONFLICT
In life the Batak Toba levels are higher compared to that of the Angkola-Mandailing. This can be understood from the difference in the mentality of these two sub Batak tribe. Source of conflict, especially in the lives of kinship is the life-Mandailing Angkola. Being the Toba people more broadly because it involves the struggle for the results of other cultural values. Among others Hamoraon that inevitably is a perennial source of conflict for the Toba.