Added: Apr 8, 2007

From: radiokaro

Duration: 4:10

Karo land and its people Karo society appears to its members as a particular society that constitutes relationships between the Karo land and the Karo people. The land of the Malays, the land of the other Batak (Toba, Simalungun), and the Alas of Aceh surround the land of the Karo. The world outside usually sees the Karo as one of the Batak subgroups. But the Karo people see themselves more as a special society consisting of five merga (Ginting, Karo-karo, Perangin-angin, Sembiring, and Tarigan) than as a subgroup of the Batak. Merga is a category that encompasses a number of different 'clans' related to each other as senina (sharing the same bride). The relationship between merga is that of 'bride-taker' (anak beru) to 'bride-giver' (kalimbubu). Members of different merga may relate to each other as 'sharing the same bride' when they together relate as 'bride-taker' or 'bride-giver' to members of yet another merga. www.tanahkaro.com

Channel: Travel

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