The Value of Local Wisdom Marhauma Tradition of the Toba Ethnic

Abstract

Marhauma in the Toba Batak ethnic group can be interpreted as rice farming. Rice farming is an important agricultural activity in Toba ethnic culture. The Toba Batak ethnic group has a strong agricultural tradition and often relies on rice farming as their main source of livelihood. Rice farming in the Toba Batak ethnic group is usually carried out in rice fields or land made with traditional irrigation systems. The purpose of this research is to describe the stages contained in the marhauma tradition and describe the local wisdom value contained in the marhauma tradition. The theory used in this research is the theory of local wisdom by Sibarani. The results of this study are the stages in the marhauma tradition including: manaktap, manggole, mamondar, mangampei gadu-gadu, manabur boni, mangombak, manggadui, manggatgat, marsuan, mamupuk, marbabo, mamuro, and mambuat eme. The local wisdom values found in the marhauma tradition are: hard work, discipline, education, health, mutual cooperation, gender management, cultural preservation and creativity, environmental care, gratitude, commitment and love of culture. Keywords: tradition, marhauma, local wisdom