TOBA SAMOSIR
The Kings Sidabutar's old tombs
Tomok is a famous location listed in many tourist guidebooks in Asia and Europe. After tourists arrive at the gateway of Polonia airport in Medan or Belawan harbour, they can continue on up to Lake Toba and Tomok on Samosir island. It is a famous tourist attraction with King Sidabutar's old tombs. The land around Tomok was taken under control by King Sidabutar many years ago. Because he was a wise King he was able to motivate all people to work daily and to uphold the natural sacred values of the three principles (Dalihan Natolu) as a general cultural philosophy of the Batak people.
When the King died he was not buried in the ground but in the tomb carved out of the stone in the centre of the village of Tomok. It was a habit for Batak people at that time that if a King died and was buried that after seven days his descendants would plant trees called Hariara on his grave site. It was to be as a rememberance to his descendants .
King Siallagan's Stone Chair
Tomok is famous for its tourist market and for the stone chairs of King Siallagan. Each of these tourist attractions has a historical and cultural story behind them. According to the story of the guides who give information about these tourist attractions the stone chair were left by king siallagan, who was first man who discovered Siallagan, took contrrol over it and opened it to outsiders. The stone chairs were put were put in the middle of a park. The houses in the village were surrounded by stone wall about 1.5 metres high. Visitor must enter the village through a small gate which has a stone statue standing nearby which represents king siallagan taking kontrol over his people and especially bringing justice to the criminal in that village.
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