Religion Realm

In the past, European sailors called this island by two names, namely Chendan & Sandalwood Island. The fairly fertile lowlands are located to the west & south, namely around the valleys flowed by rivers. Apart from being a unique island as a producer of Sandel horses, Sumba people have long adhered to the local Marapu belief based on ancestor worship. Apart from that, Yewangoe estimates that Marapu comes from mera & apu, which has a shape like an ancestor. Meanwhile, in everyday terms, the people of Sumba usually refer to their ancestors as Marapu. This religion believes in the creator of heaven and earth which is carried out through the worship of ancestors. Communication with God can only occur through the spirits of ancestors, namely the Marapu who are believed to live with God. In this sense, the Marapu belief then cults the spirits of ancestors as intermediaries to worship the Supreme Creator / Supreme God. The Marapu religion is a religion that worships ancestors. In

The Semendo people live in the Semendo District, Muara Enim Regency. In 2013 the population reached 479,256 people with an area of ​​3,9921.63 km² & a population distribution of 122 people / km². Their living from forest & river products and living nomadic in historical order is also called Meduro Kelam at this time. The majority do not know God & many of them worship large statues to summon the spirits of their ancestors. It was at this time that four monks were sent to the Rejang area in Renah Sekelawi, precisely in 1376 AD. Abdullah Siddik more firmly emphasized that the four monks came from the Malay Kingdom.  Ancient Malay culture was originally a combination of local & Hindu culture which arrived in 3000 - 1500 AD. Culture in South Sumatra Province consists of various kinds of culture, a culture born from ancestors which is carried out continuously to give birth to traditions, traditions carried out by society from ancient times to the present have aims & obje

The Melayu Deli area is close to Singapore which is famous as a trade center. This mountain range reaches the Sunda Strait region. The Kembaren clan then founded a kingdom known as the Balun Aru Kingdom in 1200 - 1608 AD. In the Kembaren Library, the Kembaren clan is said to originate from Pagaruyung in Minangkabau Land. Aru had a slave market called Arqat. In his report, Tome Pires also described the greatness of the Aru Kingdom's naval fleet which was able to control ship traffic through the Malacca Strait at that time. Groeneveldt emphasized that the location of the Aru Kingdom was approximately at the mouth of the Barumun River & Gilles stated that it was near Belawan. Although the detailed existence of the Aru Kingdom has not been fully revealed, Luckman Sinar in the book Sari Sejarah Serdang notes that the name Aru first appeared in 1282 in Chinese records during the leadership of Kublai Khan. In 1350, the Hindu-style Majapahit Kingdom conquered this kingdom. According to

Christianity is especially adhered to by some Angkola and Chinese. Angkola can be interpreted as a region, territory/region. Led by a resident with the central government being Padangsidimpuan. Previously in Mandailing Natal. It is estimated that it has existed since 9000 years BC. This is proven by the existence of kingdoms such as Sabungan, Batunadua, Sipirok / Parau Sorat, Siala Gundi, Muara Tais, surrounding Batang Toru, Batarawisnu, Mandalasena etc. It is said that there are 16 temples in Portibi and now only 5 remain. Among the five temples, 3 of them are called Bahal I, II, III. This is evidence of contact with India & Java. Animism is one of the oldest beliefs ever held by humans. Animism is one of the oldest beliefs held by humans since primitive times. Belief in spirits is called animism. The meaning of the word animism comes from the Latin anima which means spirit. The name animism comes from Latin based on the word anima which means spirit. The beginning of the theory o