Pemaknaan pada Simbol Tradisi Mamongoti Bagas (Memasuki Rumah Baru) Bagi Diaspora Suku Batak Toba di Cikampak Labuhan Batu Selatan

Abstract

With the development of migration activities, the Toba Batak diaspora often faces challenges in maintaining and continuing their cultural heritage in a different environment. They may experience changes in the way they view and perform traditions, as they must adapt to the different values and social norms of the new environment they encounter. This study was conducted in Cikampak, South Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra Province, and used qualitative methods with a descriptive approach. Then analyze data through steps such as summarizing the data presenting the data, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the Batak toba diaspora interpreted the ceremony of entering a new house as asking for prayers to be healthy. Each phase of the implementation has a certain meaning. For example, worship, ribbon cutting, giving ulos, sipir ni tondi rice, and goldfish are examples. The ceremony also has taboos that must be followed. For example, you cannot leave the house for seven days and it is forbidden to remove cement from the building. The Toba Batak diaspora in Cikampak give special meaning to the Mamongoti Bagas ceremony as a way to honor the traditions and preserving cultural identity. Toba Batak migrants maintain the essence and values of this ceremony by maintaining the meaning and purpose of its implementation through deep knowledge and understanding of their home region.