Indonesia is rich in culture and legends. On the island of Samosir, for example. We can not only see the beauty of nature, but also the story in the days of empire.
The past was a king named King Siallagan. This king was still hugging the trust and apply a very cruel punishment to the criminals, indigenous offenders, such as thieves, murderers, rapists or opponents of the war. Well, when determining the punishment, the King along with the empress and traditional elders held a meeting in the middle of the township. The meeting held under the sacred tree Hariara. If you visit, the looks are chairs made of stone and circled the table with the same raw material. The place was later named by Stone Parsidangan.
In a meeting determined what the appropriate punishment for the offenders earlier. By using the Batak calendar, King and elders determine a meeting time plus time for the trial. If convicted of a crime, then the defendant was taken to Stone Parsidangan both located behind the first stone Parsidangan. Stone Parsidangan second circuit and the first not much difference, except that in the second place there is an additional form of long-sunken stone used to decapitate the accused.
Well, ordinances train law is also not as easy as imagined. There are several processions that must be passed by a defendant. The procession grew longer if the defendant turns out to have immune science so it can not cut down the sword. First of all the eyes of the defendant will be closed and hands tied Ulos cloth. His body was mutilated in advance to find out if he has the knowledge invulnerable. If you do not bleed, then the King will take the wand and disayatkan to the relevant body. This process will take place over and over until science kebalnya missing. After that the accused was taken to a sunken stone for beheading. Executioner who would decapitate shout horas 3 times and immediately cut with his sword to the neck of the accused to head off from her. At the same time, the defendant's blood will drip in a cup.
After the head separated from the body, the body of the accused recline and split vertically to take heart and liver as well as meat. The organ is cut into small pieces and put into a cup that has been filled with blood. The cup is then distributed to all the people who watch. It is said to eat the magic and science of the accused will be moved to that eat them. The body of the remaining defendants will be disposed of in Lake Toba, while his head thrown into the woods.
The procession is then told to generation to generation that the Batak people eating people. Well, because this location is now designated as a cultural heritage, the area around Stone Pasidangan not be entered and occupied. Many tourists who feel the awesomeness of this place. Besides seeing Stone Parsidangan, we will also find doll stone depicting the beheading of this event.
Parsidangan stone located in the village Siallagan, the island of Samosir. To get to this location, you can ride public transportation, motor tricycles or rent a motorcycle and a car. During in Samosir, you can stay at some of the existing resort areas Tuktuk.
