2. DESCRIPTION ABOUT MANGONGKAL HOLI.
2.1. What is Mangongkal Holi?
Mangongkal holi is a ceremony conducted by the Batak people with ancestors graves dug back and gather all his bones and then are moved to new place called the monument. Monument
or tomb was build with variety of models in which the contruction funds come from donations collected from all the descendants of the clan or family members who will build a new
monument or tomb for his ancestor.
2.2. Purpose of Mangongkal Holi.
As for the purpose of mangongkal holi is to unify the grave or tomb of our ancestor that may have been separated since the first split in the wake first time in the wake, which may be
caused by several factors, to one a large monument. And as for the other purpose of this mangongkal holi is to entrance solidarity among the same clan or family relatives,where they can
meet again at the time of their pilgrimage to the monument. 3
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According the law and grazing srtategis HKBP say that extracting the bones mangongkal holi occurred because of the possible for several reason:
1. The damage grave, because the eating of age or natural factors floods, landslides
2. The damage grave, because of land acquisition for construction of roads, dams industries,
etc. 3.
To combine of grave families as a separate grave.
2.3. The Process of Mangongkal Holi.
The event process of mangongkal holi from the beginning this whole deal family. All family must first deliberation to determine the party will deal mangongkal this holi.
After all agreed to hold the event mangongkal holi, then will determine the day and date in the event invented it. After all the events are arranged and there are no more obstacles, the new
process at the start mangongkal holi. The process mangongkal holi is conducted and must be witnessed by all the family.the proses mangongkal holi this begins from the event bone
excavation, removal of bone, bone removal and to place the new entry into the new bone monument.In the process this event, parties should participate actively in the recent church this
way, because the church also oversees the procedures mangongkal holi proceedings because also the church that brought the opening prayer for this event.
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In addition, the church council should find out the proceedings from the bone dig excavation, save up to enter a new place. However when the location of graves of the old with the new
location far apart, then the bones should be in store in the church. In the process of digging or include bones, should not be accompanied by tortor, gondang and music and also not running a
funeral agenda.
2.4 Motivation of Mangongkal Holi
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