Author Archives: ASEAN

The Origin of Saringgon, Indonesian Folklore From the Batak Tribe

Once upon a time in the Batak area, the area around the province of North Sumatra, there lived a king who had six wives. Even though the king had six wives, none of his six wives had children. Therefore the king remarried his seventh wife. Batak folklore says that about a year later his seventh […]

Siapakah Kaum Pribumi Indonesia Sebenarnya?

Istilah Pribumi merujuk pada Pribumi, bumiputra, orang asli, warga negara […] asli atau penduduk asli adalah setiap orang yang lahir di suatu tempat, wilayah atau negara, dan menetap di sana dengan status orisinal, asli atau tulen (indigenious) sebagai kelompok etnis yang diakui sebagai suku bangsa bukan pendatang dari negeri lainnya.[ Pribumi bersifat autochton (melekat pada suatu tempat). Secara lebih khusus, istilah pribumi ditujukan kepada setiap orang yang terlahir […]

Sitelpang Babiat Story, Indonesian Folklore From Batak Tribal Culture

For the Batak people, the Sumatran tiger is highly respected. Once when a tiger was killed in the Jambi area, the Batak people who lived there wrapped it in ulos cloth and performed a traditional ritual to bury it. The tiger is an animal that is highly respected by the Tapanuli people. Even in villages […]