On the island of Samosir are heritage sites tomb of King Sidabutar, this tomb is made of natural stone carved human head and some relatives of the king's tomb in the vicinity. The uniqueness of this historical site tomb is not embedded in the ground like a tomb in general, but is above the soil surface. Tomb or grave stone in the village Ambarita, District Simanindo, Pulau Samosir.
Before getting into the grave site visitors are required to wear Ulos cloth (Kain Batak Toba), and you will be accompanied by a tour guide who will accompany you during the site while telling the history of the kings are buried in this cemetery area.
In the Batak community trust, magic King Sidabutar gimbalnya in hair, the hair should not be cut, if the hair was loose and not in the waste but tied tip of the spear, the name Single Pangaluan and stored in the Museum of Batak house.
Above the tomb, you will see see a scarf with white, red and black. The three colors become a spiritual symbol. White, the color of heaven (chastity). Red, the color of the earth (tranquility). Black, the color of the underground (death).
There were three kings who are buried in this complex, the first king and both still have not embraced the religion, but embraced animism known by Parmalin. In traditional Batak Toba, animism, believing the magic power of wood and stone. Thus empowered wood into the house (House Museum Batak) and the homeowner died in the tomb in a stone tomb.
Characters Raja Batak, before he died he had made a grave and never far from home, living with death house, in the yard farthest in the fields. The tomb was first opened, the tomb was buried in the ground with a traditional ceremony for two weeks in pestakan with cutting horses, buffalo pieces. For the king of the first and second although animism do not raise pigs and eating pork.
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The third king named Solompoan Sidabutar already Christians after the arrival of missionaries from Europe named Nomensen. Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (February 6, 1834 - May 23, 1918) is a German missionary who spread Christianity in the land of Batak. Nomensen came to the land of Batak around 1862.
When considered one tomb building, you will see a two-tailed lizard ornament facing four breasts. Meaning of ornaments Cicak, a symbol that the Batak people should be able to live like a lizard, adaptable and can stick everywhere. Where there is no Batak lizard. While four breast ornament is a symbol of Batak people must have many children and wives who have Tomok (fertile).
Batak family used to have many children because the first Batak believe that the more children will be more sustenance. The meanings of the four breast was that wherever the Batak people go, he will not forget his mother / wife, including his homeland.
