TRADITION stone jumping or Fahombo, usually done by a man not a woman dressed in traditional clothing jump 2 meter high stone structure with a thickness of 40 cm.

Jump stones (stones Hombo) is a very popular tradition in the community in South Nias. This tradition has been done long ago and passed down from generation to generation by the people in the village Bawo Mataluo (Mount of the Sun).

The tradition of jumping the stone has been done since the days of our ancestors, where in the old days they were often at war among tribes so they train themselves to be strong and able to penetrate the fortress opponents who supposedly high enough to jump.

Along the development era, this tradition has helped to change the function. Because today they are no longer fighting the tradition of stone jumping again used not for war but for ritual as well as a symbol of the culture of Nias. The tradition of stone jumping is a rite of culture to determine whether a young man in the village Bawo Mataluo be recognized as a young man who has grown or not. The young men will be recognized as a brave man if it can jump over a pile of rocks that made ​​such a height of more than two meters. There is a special ritual before the youth jump. While wearing traditional clothes, they ran a small stepping stone pillar in advance to make it through the tall stone buildings.

Until now this tradition still exist in the modern culture that increasingly chokes. Hopefully we can preserve this culture in order to become a pride for our nation.

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