Batak Land

Batak Land

Asia » Indonesia
June 28th 2012

Published: June 23rd 2017

Geo: 2.6689, 98.8576We had experienced the Karo Batak culture in Berastiga and now on the volcanic 'island' of Samosir we were set to see the subtle and not-so-subtle differences in Toba Batak culture. Samosir used to be connected to the surrounding lake wall by a small isthmus, but that was cut through to aid boat navigation so I guess that, technically, it is an island- that's import... Read Full Entry

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9th July 2012

May
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Wow, the family mausoleum look a lot nicer than the family home. Guess it isn't the same family.

9th July 2012

May
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Ha! I read the blog AFTER I posted this comment.

9th July 2012

May
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Now I'll know what to do next time a buffalo charges at me. LOL

9th July 2012

May
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My mom told me that people were buried twice in China also. I don't know if it still happens...I think many people are cremated now. The deceased is buried 1st in a rather shallow grave. They dig up the bones a few years hence & re-i
nter them in a jar, in a deeper grave.My dad told me that, once in a while, a dog might dig up someone's bones. When he was a boy, he said that this happened & he & his friends used the skull as a soccer ball until someone's mother caught them. They all got a whipping for disrespecting an ancestor (altho they didn't know which).

9th July 2012

May
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You needed 1 of these in Siem Reap!

10th July 2012

Marlene
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Are they prone to flooding in that area or something??

10th July 2012

Marlene
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Did they get their ideas from the Taliban or something?

10th July 2012

Marlene
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You're making that up !!!!