Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Global Education and Society Science, ICOGESS 2019,14 March, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

Research Article

Mangongkal Holi Tradition as an Alternative Solution to the Lack of Cemetery Land in Indonesia

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2291979,
        author={Charles David Silalahi and Robert  Sibarani and Eddy  Setia and M.  Takkari},
        title={Mangongkal Holi Tradition as an Alternative Solution to the Lack of Cemetery Land in Indonesia},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Global Education and Society Science, ICOGESS 2019,14 March, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICOGESS},
        year={2020},
        month={2},
        keywords={mangongkal holi anthropolinguistics cemetery land oral tradition rumah saring-saring },
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2291979}
    }
    
  • Charles David Silalahi
    Robert Sibarani
    Eddy Setia
    M. Takkari
    Year: 2020
    Mangongkal Holi Tradition as an Alternative Solution to the Lack of Cemetery Land in Indonesia
    ICOGESS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2291979
Charles David Silalahi1,*, Robert Sibarani1, Eddy Setia1, M. Takkari1
  • 1: University of Sumatera Utara
*Contact email: lie.chuck.dave@gmail.com

Abstract

This is a result of a qualitative, direct participatory research done by the researchers, as a part of the first writer’s Dissertation entitled Tradisi Mangongkal Holi pada Masyarakat Batak Toba. Mangongkal Holi is known as a series of ancient rituals which excavating/replacing ancestors’ saring-saring from underground/basement cemetary/tambak to a new place called batu na pir/tambak na timbo as an effort in uplifting their social status in the society. In meantime, the numbers of the dead-men cannot be avoided, and the government needs larger cemetery land time to time. The data were collected through direct participatory observation, in-depth interviews with many batak toba informants (adat’s experts, practitioners) as well as audio-visual documentation. The data were analyzed by using Miles, and Huberman models (2014:8), where data condensation, data display and drawing conclusion/verification were the three concurrent flows activities done to make sure the process of data analysis precisely on the track. The final conclusion is the government as well as the churches’ congregation should preserve the mangongkal holi tradition as an alternative solution for the lackness of the cemetery land, since the ex-tomb could be re-used for the others dead-men. On the other hand, Rumah Saring-Saring as well as great/giant tambak/tugu should be consider as a problem solving for the needs of cemetery land in the future.