Nias : Interesting Island to Travel

Nias is an island in western of North Sumatera Province. Nias is an interesting island to travel because not only for its beautiful pure and origin nature,  but cause Nias have also a unique and different culture from  others area in Sumatera Island. It is more interesting if we remind that Nias Island is not too far from the mainland Sumatera Island. All of this things make Nias becomes an interesting island to travel. In this pretty island to travel, Nias, there are many megalithic remains and there are many old traditions that still continue today. The Megalithic remains in this beautiful island to travel, were made from stone and such as statues, pillars, sarcophagus, altar, throne, tables, chairs and many others. Archaeologist predicted that the remain were about 12,000 â€" 30,000 years old. All of the megalithic remains have unique carving and smooth enough that shows the civilization in that time. For the archeologist, Nias is an interesting island to travel. There is a tradition in this unique island to travel, Hombo Batu. Hombo Batu is a very old tradition that a teenage had to jump over a 2.3 m stone structure then he could call himself, ‘A man’ and became a warrior. It needs a skill and ability to jump  over the stone, especially when he land to the ground, to avoid fall down, muscle injury or broken legs. In this unique island to travel, a teenage who can do this attraction is considered old enough to have a wife. That’ why, in the past, Hombo Batu is an arena to find partner. For anthropologist, Nias is an interesting island to travel. The people in this interesting island to travel, are the warriors. In the past,  there were sometimes the wars between villages in Nias, the warrior island to travel. They were also known as head hunters. The wars happened, were usually about the border of the villages because it determined the resources of the villages. But, in fact, people of Nias is peace community.  It is showed by their greeting “Ya’ahowu” which means “bless you”.  This greeting is said to everybody and it shows that they take care of each other. The remains of war troops of this warrior island to travel, can be seen in the war dance, Baluse. For  sociologist, Nias is an interesting island to travel. Nias can be an interesting island to travel for everybody. For the surfer and diver, the seas around Nias island is provided for their activity. For the adventurers, the jungle of Nias Island is challenge enough to explore ( I had did it on 1978 and 1982), Well, Nias is really interesting island to travel. Ya'ahowu bale ! [hide-this-part]

Island to Travel

Island to Travel

Island to Travel

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