Mangongkal Holi as a Legacy of the Ancient Belief System in the Land of Batak

Angelina Stephani Manullang

Abstract


This research is the result of observing and analyzing the traditional Batak ritual, namely Mangongkal Holi, in Lumban Sinantik, Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatra. This paper aims to explore and explain the social and cultural values contained in this traditional ritual and how it relates to today's belief systems. During the observation, the author found that this unique ritual has survived and remains deeply ingrained in the Toba Batak people, even though its implementation has been adjusted to the teachings of Christianity. The social and cultural values are still embedded in the ritual, which is why it continues to survive and hold a special meaning for the Toba Batak people. To approach this problem, a historical approach is used and analyzed with qualitative methods. The data was collected through literature studies, interviews, and direct observation of these traditional rituals in the Lumban Sinantik area and was analyzed qualitatively. This paper concludes that this traditional ritual instills solidarity among the descendants of the Batak ethnicity. It serves as a means of strengthening intergenerational relations in the Batak lands and as a historical legacy of the ancient belief system, which has been adapted to include elements of Christianity and Islam


Full Text:

PDF

References


Andalas International Journal of Socio-Humanities, 6(1), 51–60. http://aijosh.lppm.unand.ac.id/index.php/aijosh/index

Aritonang, F., Suhita, R., & Setiawan, B. (2023). Kajian Semiotika: Pada Pelaksanaan Tradisi Upacara Mangongkal Holi Suku Batak Toba Sebagai Khazanah Kearifan Lokal. 367–380.

Gultom, R. A. T., & Marbun, R. C. (2024). Stripping the mangongkal holi and confirming the Holy Spirit. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 80(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v80i1.10020

Hutagaol, F. O., & P. Prayitno, I. S. (2020). Perkembangan Ritual Adat Mangongkal Holi Batak Toba dalam Kekristenan di Tanah Batak. Anthropos: Jurnal Antropologi Sosial Dan Budaya (Journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology), 6(1), 84. https://doi.org/10.24114/antro.v6i1.16822

Lumban Clarita; Vioreza Niken. (2024). Nilai Sosial dalam Upacara Adat Mangokal Holi Suku Batak Toba. PUSAKA: Journal of Educational Review, 1(2), 93–107. https://doi.org/10.56773/pjer.v1i2.10

M. Silalahi, C. D., Sibarani, R., & Setia, E. (2019). Local Wisdom Found in Mangongkal Holi Tradition. KnE Social Sciences, 2019, 144–157. https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v3i19.4840

Manalu, G. J. (2020). Inkulturasi Gondang dan Tortor Batak pada Liturgi Gereja Katolik Paroki Santa Maria Tarutung. Jurnal Pionir LPPM Universitas Asahan, 6(1), 183–191. www.imankatolik.or.id/memahami-dan-

Nainggolan, T. (2007). Adat Dan Iman Kristen Di Tanah Batak. Jurnal Filsafat-Teologi, 5, 76–93.

Pane, E., Nainggolan, B. D., Pane, E., & Sinaga, J. (2022). Sinergitas Budaya Mangokal Holi dan Taurat sebagai Upaya Inkulturasi. Jurnal Teologi Pengarah, 4(2). https://journaltiranus.ac.id/ojs/index.php/pengarah/article/view/118

Panjaitan, T. P. J. T. (2019). Dinamika Budaya dalam Masyarakat Batak Toba Marga Panjaitan di Pematangsiantar. Jurnal Antropologi Sumatera, 17(1), 48–55.

Purba, J. K., Halawa, S., & Ginting, S. D. (2020). Transformasi Tradisi Lisan “Mangokkal Holi” Sebagai Naskah Drama. Kode: Jurnal Bahasa, 9(4), 108–121. https://doi.org/10.24114/kjb.v9i4.22043

Putri Dinda, Sri Rejeki, Vira Ningsih, Weand Nabilla, Frinawaty Lestarina Barus, & Emasta Evayanti Simanjuntak. (2023). Analisis Makna Simbolik Dan Makna Komunikasi Non Verbal Tradisi Adat Mangongkal Holi Dalam Suku Batak Toba Di Sumatera Utara. Inspirasi Dunia: Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Dan Bahasa, 2(3), 150–160. https://doi.org/10.58192/insdun.v2i3.1022

Samosir, T. A., & Pandian, S. (2023). Philosophy of Dalihan Na Tolu as Social Capital in Creating Dynamic Religious Harmony. Migration Letters, 20(9), 151–168. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59670/ml.v20i9.5931

Sihotang, J. A. (2020). Kesadaran Dan Kepedulian Ekologis Budaya Dalam Upacara Mangongkal Holi Sebuah Kajian Dalam Perspektif Laudato Si’, Art. 143-146. Forum, 49(2), 62–77. https://doi.org/10.35312/forum.v49i2.256

Sijabat, M. S. (2003). Penggalian Tulang-Belulang : Sebuah Kritik Injili terhadap Pembangunan Tugu di Tapanuli Utara. Veritas: Jurnal Teologi Dan Pelayanan, 4(1), 67–86. https://doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v4i1.103

Silalahi, C., Sibarani, R., Setia, E., & Takari, M. (2020). Euphemism Found in Mangongkal Holi Tradition. 4–8. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.15-11-2019.2296206

Silalahi, C., Sibarani, R., Setia, E., & Takkari, M. (2020). Mangongkal Holi Tradition as an Alternative Solution to the Lack of Cemetery Land in Indonesia. https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.14-3-2019.2291979

Simamora, R. M., Matondang, N. A., & Sudanto, A. S. (2024). An Anthro-Pragmatic Approach : Implicatures in the Sacred Mangongkal Holi Ritual of Batak Toba Tradition. 01(01), 93–109.

Simanjuntak, M., & Farida, N. (2021). ultural Events to Tourism Destination Revisit: An Empirical Study in IndonesiaEmpowering Service Value of Custom and C. Journal of Asian Finance Economics and Business, 8(6), 1025–1035. https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no6.1025

Simanjuntak, O. E., Sinaga, L. S., & Bahri, S. (2020). the Communicative Functions of Ulaon Pogu Ni Alaman in Exhumation (Mangongkal Holi) a Funeral Ceremony in Toba Batak. Linguistica, 9(2), 299. https://doi.org/10.24114/jalu.v9i2.18947

Sinaga, R. P., Silaban, Y. P., Hutabarat, S. E., & Siagian, J. (2025). Digitalisasi dan Sahala ( Tantangan Teologi Sahala dalam Menghadapi Transformasi Spiritual Kristen di Era Teknologi ). 1(1), 34–39.

Sirait, S. (2024). Spiritual being in Parmalim theology of the Batak people in North Sumatra. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 80(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v80i1.9167

Sitanggang, P. M. (2023). Examining Mula Jadi Na Bolon in the Traditional Belief of Toba Batak People. BIA’: Jurnal Teologi Dan Pendidikan Kristen Kontekstual, 6(2), 92–105. https://doi.org/10.34307/b.v6i2.494

Sugiyono. (2015). Metode Penelitian Pendidikan (Pendekatan, Kuantitatif, Kualitatif, dan R&D). Alfabeta.

Wiradnyana, K. (2017). Mereposisi Fungsi Menhir Dalam Tradisi Megalitik Batak Toba. Berkala Arkeologi Sangkhakala, 20(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.24832/bas.v20i1.68




DOI: https://doi.org/10.15548/thje.v7i1.11560

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Copyright (c) 2025 Angelina Stephani Manullang

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.