Dear steemit friend :
This time I will tell you about samosir island in lake toba sumatera north. On this occasion I did not tell you about the beauty of the island of samonsir or the beauty of Lake Toba. But I will tell you a little about the history of the island of samonsir that is the trial in ambarita.
It is said, according to local people's stories when outside religions have not entered, in this place often occurs the practice of cannibalism in the application of customary law sanctions.
It is said, according to local people's stories when outside religions have not entered, in this place often occurs the practice of cannibalism in the application of customary law sanctions.
As a proof of his tracks to this day we can see two series of hundred-year-old stone chair arranged in a circle with a sloping basin located under an old oak tree whose roots have been twisted everywhere.
As an information, Hariara tree is a tree that is sanctified and sacred by Batak society and commonly planted in every huta. And the second set of stone is called a parsidangan stone.
It is said that in the circular stone chair that the trial of the village elders led by King Siallagan took place at the time of holding a trial for the offender of customary law, such as criminals or political enemies who interfere with the village and caught. If convicted then he will run the death penalty on the appointed day in accordance with the calendar Batak.
