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2 THE WAY OF LIVE

Former Epoch
As according to condition of location which predominated by the rains and drought and
also life of fauna and flora, hence fundamental living [of] used resident to fulfill
requirement of everyday life [is] to farm and hunt and commercialize agricultural produce
of[is including result of from rice field and farm, agricultural produce [of] mean
[about/around] three cart or 90 paddy can per hectare according to local size measure.
Land;Ground which they process [is] custom land;ground which [is] ownership of [him/ it]
pursuant to clan. Execution of processing of land;ground [is] usually [done/conducted]
with mutual assistance of[is so-called with aron.
Their life very depend on agriculture marked with [gift/ giving] of very high assessment to
paddy as a(n) most valuable crop because its benefit very big for all life sector. Paddy [is]
especial food which have been made as social status measuring rod [of] someone. On that
account each;every family cope to make paddy reserve at least for requirement a yearlong.
Attention which big so to paddy cause rice field and farm have to be extended
continuously. Worship to paddy [done/conducted] with adapted for [by] ceremony
miscellaneous [is] paddy age in one season plant, among others at the (time) of paddy
which is just is planted ( Beru Lady in waiting of Rugun-Ungun), paddy which have been
planted and closed over ( Beru Lady in waiting of Buninken), paddy which [is] its leaf
have looked like javelin ( Beru Lady in waiting Javelin), paddy which [is] its leaf have
arch downwards ( Beru Lady in waiting of Meduk-Eduk), paddy which have contained
( Beru Lady in waiting of Kumerket), paddy which have turned yellow ( Beru Lady in
waiting of Perinte-Rinte), and paddy which have been harvested ( Beru Lady in waiting of
Pegun-Gun). [Is] but found also some appliance for the arrest of fish [in] appliances and
river to hunt animal [in] forest representing additional living to equip activity of especial
living.

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Picture 2.1 Picture 2.2

Appliances hunt animal [in] forest. Appliances hunt fish in river
(Tenggal,Tenggala Roda,Ter-ter) (Tuar, Bubu dan Durung)

Picture 2.3 Appliances hunt

Under this the appliance elaborated shortly;

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Sumpit (Eltep)
Made of bamboo, ipuh, scraping frond of enau. Clipper size measure about 2 metre or
more. Child clipper length of[is so-called nangkat about 2,5 cm. Tip of clipper child
plunged into nipuh which is on its jetty [is] wraped [by] scraping frond of enau. Later;Then
input into eltep to be blown so that the dart glide at full speed.

Trap (Siding)
Made Siding of small bamboo ( reed of cina) and string of rima, used to catch habit and
bustard attached [by] [in] causeway of rice field.

Trap of Mouse (Tuktak)

This moustrap [is] made from bamboo, riman which consist of 8 cutting bamboo and 4 part
of fibre of palmtree string ( riman) with bamboo. Attached [by] a[n place which [is] often
passed by mouse. Mouse will pass among and b of c and touch string of riman I hence
escaping f of I, hence bow of e ( bawer) become diametrically, later;then c fall downwards
and nip the the mouse among and c b. This moustrap with reference to effort agriculture
especially cultivation of paddy.

Trap of Mouse (Seruh)

[Is] made from joint bamboo which [is] length about 20 midline and cm about 6 cm, in
bamboo. Attached [by] gin ( siding) of fibre of palmtree string ( riman). The Siding
connected [by] exit with bow ( bawer). If mouse step into bamboo hole of a and touch
( string menggigit) of riman c, hence escaping d, further string of e interesting [of] siding
b. hence tied [by] its mouse neck, and bow of f become diametrically.

Trap of Bird and Squirrel. (Bentang)

[Is] made from fibre of palmtree string and bamboo ( riman), loo like with tuktak, only its
difference [of] bow ( bawer) unfold located side under and unfold the attached [by] above
tree.

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Perangkap Burung (Turitit)

Representing made musical instrument of small bamboo or from rengau. Consist of two
part of that is to the bigger and have smaller undercarriage and artless hole [to] and there
[is] its book. hole of C there are [at] joint the hole form and b much the same to with hole
found on baluat. yielded [by] sound [is] tutit loo like by ear sparrow. If this turitit [of]
ibunyikan hence coming the bird and alight on brush wood come near sound and sticky [at]
adhesive ( gluten rubber) which have [is] beforehand attached.

Lembing
Made javelin of became sharp just bamboo or from iron with wood to slash hunted animal.
This javelin [is] also utilized to fight against enemy of saaat war.

Trap of Bird (Rewas)

[Is] made from bamboo with fibre of palmtree string and there [is] also from rib along with
frond of leaf of enau or from bamboo with fibre of palmtree string, materials of frond and
also rib of enau ( pola).Pekerjaan kedeng catch bird with this rewas [is] named [by]
ngerewas which in execution assisted with dog, gin ( siding). If/When bird alight on to be
arrested [by] dog, if he walk ( nggarang) ensnared [by] siding, and if him fly to be beated
with rewas.

Trap of Fish (Tuar)

[Is] made from bamboo attached [at] aqueduct [in] rice field pamatang to catch rice field
fish like kaperas, cibakut ( fish of lele). Attached [by] rather is standing. This Tuar much
the same to with curu-curu. But curu-curu utilized [by] above wood fundamental in place
nestle.

Trap of Fish (Bubu)

[Is] made from fibre of palmtree rib ( wood culiki) and string of ijuk.Digunakan to catch
river fish. [At] this fish trap mouth [is] homogenized [by] trap ( sugaring) [so that/ to be]
fish which enter cannot go out again.

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Trap of Fish (Durung)

[Is] made from big yarn ( godang) with handle ( Beteken) of wood of kondatang used to
catch fish of kaperas, cibakut, tin head, thousand, cibet, rice field serpu-sepu.
Or there are life hunt before resident permanently farm. There are some familiar ceremony
in process to farm, which among others as follows.

Ceremony Process Paddy

Before Planting (Rebu Merdang)
[About/Around] 7-10 day before cultivation of paddy ( merdang), performed [a] [by]
ceremony " Rebu", [done/conducted] [by] [is] farm moment which will cultivate [by] have
almost ready to, where hard work process [done/conducted] land;ground during the time
almost finish. Ceremony step of Rebu Merdang for example, first phase [of] opening of
farm ( Engkalen Juma), the farm areal hoed [by] refinement and cleared of [by] grass [is]
and also scarified [by] him [so that/ to be] ready for cultivated. Entire/All people may not
[do/conduct] other work during event of Rebu, what now more knowledgeable as Calm
Day term. Activity on the Rebu covered with to mess together;with, where each;every
family group get part of food with certain shares of animal flesh of sesembahan crosscut
and alloted [by] group keseluruh.

Moment Plant Paddy (Merdang)

Cultivation of paddy started by family group giver of wife of king group ( Nation of
Taneh), agtar result of copious crop and crop [do] not be bothered by dry season and pest
attack. Correct moment for the cultivation of paddy [done/conducted] by seeing star
( Pemerdangken) glow in the sky translated by [all] woman soothsayer ( Sibaso).

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Picture 2.4
Appliance Processor of Land;Ground and Cultivation
(Siser terter, Cangkul, Cuan, Sabi-sabi, Paduk-paduk)

Picture 2.5
Appliance Processor of Land;Ground and Cultivation.
(Tenggal,Tenggala Roda,Ter-ter)

Equipments of Agriculture
Tenggala
Tenggala made to embed grass and scarify existing around rice straw especially moment
old age 40 day. Appliance operated two one who is a drawing [him/ it] and a again pushing
[him/ it]. [Is] made from or wood of pangguh. Consist of some part that is [Screen/Sail]S
with length 110 cm, Duduren 170 cm, Tooth 30 and cm of Suruk 25 cm. Type of[is differ

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from this appliance [is] provided with wheel so that can be operated [by] just a is [is] so-
called wheel tenggala, and there [is] also which [is] pulled [by] cow operated by human
being from behind which [is] named [by] or tars of tenggala cow which [is] its component
more complex that is, Pasangen, Bamboo, Ampang-Ampang, Duduren, [Screen/Sail]S,
tooth, Suruk. If this made tar [of] wood, and iron of pangguh referred [as] [by] tar siser
which [is] its component consist of eye of siser 16-25, enchain, Hold of hand, tars.

Cuan
[Is] made from wood and iron to mow paddy by way of making to make lines of unggukan
land;ground ( matur-matur), which [is] its component consist of plowshare of yng made of
iron ( Cuan) and hilt ( Sengkir).

Cangkul
Consist of made hoe eye of wood hilt and iron ( used Sengkir) by its eye menghunjamkan
[of] keen forceps into pulled last land;ground so that inversed hoed land;ground block and
land;ground become gembur.

Sabi-Sabi
Of a kind knife of iron which its for curving and sharply interior, with handle of bamboo
wood or wood used to cut grass ( for ensilage), to cut paddy.

Paduk-Paduk
Representing appliance to draw / to collecting rumput-rumputan loo like to harrow, its
materials [is] made from wood, pangguh, bamboo which consist of eye of paduk-paduk 6-8
handle ( paduk-paduk duduren) which [is] length 1.7 metre.

Roka
This appliance [is] used to make line / terracing [at] rice field or farm which have been
cleaned [by] its grass, to [is] later;then cultivated [by] its check angle;corners with paddy
[so that/ to be] its regular cultivation. This appliance [is] made from bamboo and wood

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which [is] its component consist of roka which amount of its eye 9 with distance one eye
otherly 30 handle and cm ( duduren) as long as 250 cm.

Perlebeng
made appliance of wood of ingul this [is] used to pierce land;ground, seed place spread to
in order to become seed. Its footage 125 cm, provided with size measure named "
perlebeng gelugur".

Engkal
This appliance [is] used to open farm land;ground make first once ( embalm)
[done/conducted] some one who stick [him/it] it[him] to the ground which at a time also
land;ground inversion. [Is] made from pangguh ( bar of enau which have is old) with
length [about/around] 2 m.

Pangkur-pangkur
[Is] used to beat land;ground which not yet fallen to pieces mattock moment time or
ploughed ( nenggala) [in] cleaner. length of Kia-Kira 1 m and its for looking like made
martil of tree wood and wood of enau ( pangguh).
As preparation plant paddy, in the middle of farm have been made [by] seed place
(Perbenihen). that is hay heap cultivated with various plant type that is: banana of kepuk
(Sitabar Galuh), plant of beruas and have small leaf [to] [of] length ( Tabar-Tabar),
Kalinjuhang, Sangke Sempilet, shoe flower, Noons, geranium plant have thick leaf [to]
(Kapal-Kapal) and clump crop ( As smooth as). Equipments used for merdang for example
[is] penyikat of grass ( Paduk-Paduk), ruler of land;ground with certain distance ( Roka),
appliance of penugal / pelobang ( Perlebeng) to plant seed, small basket of screw pine
matting as seed place ( Pengenahen), place bamboo rasher fasten of a kind fern ( pulled
Sebu-sebu) so that containing hole [of] paddy closed smoothly. Paddy seed planted [by]
[in] Perbenthen before planted. Cultivation of paddy early by cleaning grass with paduk-
paduk. Continued with marking with lines land;ground with roka and plant paddy seed
harvest [him/it] [in] cross of line. Womankind have earned collectively/together fill hole
with paddy seed and hereinafter disebu so that closed and [do] not be eaten [by] bird
especially bird of Balam.

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Worshiping Paddy (Mengupa-upa / Mere-mere Page)

After paddy crop start to contain, to be performed [a] [by] next ceremony ( Page Mere-
mere). In that [relation/link] there are some plant type which must be drawn up the so-
called with " Rudang Simelias Title" consist of Simbera Bayak, Bertuk Pattern, Jabi-Jabi
and Unshakeable Field. that Type Plant all united and brought to farm by way of fastening
[him/ it] [at] one selected paddy. Ceremony terminated eaten which its its[his] a big fish
which wraped with rice and given [by] salt flavour, cabe, turmeric and others. [Is]
later;then [entered/included] into young bamboo ( bohan) and burned mature. Besides
made also Lemang. Bohan contain fish and [his/its] bandage [is] brought to farm with
leaves of Rudang Simelias Perform that keladang. All family member follow in ceremony.
Having arrived at bamboo farm contain tying cut into halves and its contents [released].
[In] each;every leaves ingredient disperse farm boundary angle;corner which have been
provided [by] that. [Is] later;then [done/conducted] [by] ceremony eat beforehand dedicate
some of is small [of] the food for the deity of disperse padi.Saat of bohan said [by] prayer :
" As forerunner result of crop of goodness, sprawl wahai both [of] bamboo cleft", at the
same time with hurl both [of] Bohan keatas keping.

Plucking Paddy (Mutik)

Before mowing paddy, performed [a] [by] Mutik ritual needing conditions a place of
( small pernakan) which filled [by] rice one gantang full (of) and chicken's egg item. [Is]
later;then taken [by] sheet sirih made in form of cork of[is so-called sirih " Sinumbul" and
sheet of sirih other [is] so-called with " Sinumsum" equiped [by] areca cleft folded [by]
[in] leaf exterior of sirih. That equipments [is] brought to farm and at arrival location put
down in the middle of farm deal with the owner. Further 6 or 11 rice straw which start
bernas which will be plucked to be to be holded and pulled, [is] likely made [by] fulcrums
at the same time pray :" O Beru Lady in waiting I draw and I collect you, my collapsible
expectation duplicate your result". Afterwards paddy setangkai taken [by] its seed and
pared [is] later;then linked up with rice in brought pernakan from home. If/When its
amount looked to be increase, that designate crop prosper conversely. plucked mentioned
holded Paddy clump, to be linked up with [of] leaf of pimping, last lulut sampe bound with
unshakeable field, [is] further spurted with sirih. plucking the the paddy may [go/come]

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home as great as bringing plucked paddy [it], [is] then placed at home wall tabletop which
nearby one of [the] house pillar.

Picture2.6 Picture2.7
Preparation [go] to rice field with Animal concubine to be A Karo go to work
used to assist [job/activity] [in] rice field.

Mowing Paddy (Rani)

Before moment mow, the owner have to beforehand determine part of farm to early scythe
by [doing/conducting] first amputation, [is] later;then continued by entire/all men parent
and womankind by together. Paddy which have been cut to be to be arranged [by] its place
separately. That heap [is] later;then transported [by] farm ketengah, compiled to form
circle of[is so-called with " Lukuten".

Moult Paddy (Ngerik)

Moult paddy [to] earn [at] nighttime or noon. If daytime usually which [is] invited assist
only family [party/ side] however if invitation nighttime extended with muda-mudi. There
[is] a kind of division of duty in moulting paddy. Menfolk moult paddy by stepping on and
turning around paddy with foot/feet holded onto [at] athwart bamboo rasher which named "
Sayamen". Womankind dissociate paddy of its clump which have been moulted by
mengibas-ngibaskannya. Hereinafter paddy which still not yet because mixed with paddy

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stick and leaves which is smooth to be, gathered and wind by putting paddy in screw pine
basket, lifted [by] last [of] keatas and poured [is] and also accomodated left by hand to [be]
raucous the fall of paddy. If wind blow hence paddy garbage and dregs with vacuous
paddy step aside up at wind puff. If wind [do] not blow, hence perpetrator call [him/it] with
utterance: " Puuur.... puurr.... yeah alo..... iyah". Work of mengangin-anginkan to
dissociate paddy and [his/its] garbage [is] referred [as] also " Murpur". Paddy Wind which
have collected and brought to return home. And after two or paddy three-day reside in put
to the sun last house [is] later;then kept [by] [in] Mow Paddy or of Sapo Page. Location of
paddy in mow adapted for [by] position dweller of room within doors. Little by little, this
paddys [is] boxed [by] mortar to throw away its epidermis become rice as according to
need of[is each family.
Have harvested, entire/all rice field and farm cultivated with season crop in the form of
vegetable, mustard, kol, tomato, potato, chickpea, chilli, legume type and maize which
some of its result [is] sold out Countryside. This Crop vary its type according to each crop
season. From other side crop of[is so-called above there are hard crop like clove, coffee,
and cinnamon, as effort peripheral almost entire/all resident also look after livestock
especially pig, buffalo, cow, parrot and used as [by] chicken [is] sesembahan and slaughter
[at] custom ceremony, this peliharaan pakan [is] obtained from rest of agriculture like
sayur-sayuran, shell of rice, and maize pickings which have decayed.

Picture2.8 Picture2.9
A Mother [is] boxing [at]lesung o f [ is beside Mortar to box paddy

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carrying on the back its child

The Present Day

As according to growth of epoch, work of resident in this time, especially residing in [at]
countrysides which close to urban have shifted to other works. Work type wrestled by [all]
immeasurable resident [of] its type there [is] which [is] m trade, berjualan, making
[crafting/ diligence], builder and driver. Capitalism and modernization have opened
opportunity to add production of sector which immeasurable enough as according to open
international and local market or they chosen [him/it] as eye pencahariaan of addition
besides them work as farmer. But [at] countrysides which far from urban of
selainpekerjaan farm which still is dominant [of] countryside society also pig beternak,
chicken, ox etcetera by subsisten.

Gbr 2.10 Activity of Society of berjualan Fruit [in] Gbr 2.11 Activity of Society of berjualan Fruit [in]
Traditional Market Traditional Market

Gbr 2.12 Activity of society in making [crafting/

Gbr 2.13 Crate as result of activity of handicraft
diligence] of fruit crate or vegetable

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Gbr 2.14 Activity of sales [in] Traditional Market Gbr 2.15 Wagon as medium of berjualan

Gbr 2.17 Animal cage which there are [in] resident

Gbr 2.16 Animal cage of peliharaan
house yard.

Conclusion
Society of Karo traditionally [is] farmer, its processing [of] very dominant paddy in life of
this society always tied with trust of that moment which later;then claim appropriate
architecture form and also need other artefak-artefak. This matter earn seen with existence
of building to box paddy ( Lesung) and also building for the menyimpan of paddy
( Lumbung) and equipments farm otherly, generally the paddy kept [by] for until one year
to the fore.
Thereby, paddy crop have been made [by] yardstick of social status and existence [of]
someone. In everyday life [of] them worship paddy with various ceremony and term
according to period old age in once season plant. Goddess Paddy ( Beru Lady in waiting)
worshiped to be to be believed in to bring result of copious and good crop. Society of Karo
[do/conduct] various ceremony or ritual in their activity have [of] cultivation, from

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strarting activity before planting harvest paddy, this ritual [is] meant to avoid soul trouble (
begu) able to be ill starred result of its crop.
But with nun [of] time and integrated of society of Karo with external world [of] goodness
[at] storey;level of rejional and also is international, have brought influence of capitalism
and modernisme which later;then alter anything as according to journey of time.

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