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Toba Batak people performing a traditional dance wearing ulos. When Ulos is used by a female, the bottom is called haen, the back is called hoba-hoba, and if it is used as a scarf, it is called ampe-ampe; if used as a head cover, it is called saong; and if used to carry a baby, it is called parompa.
The Gereja Batak Karo Protestan or Karo Batak Protestant Church is the largest church among the largely Christian Karo people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. This tribal congregation was established formally in 1941 as a Reformed-Calvinist church. The church has 276,000 members (as of 2006) in 398 congregations with 196 pastors. [7]
Pakpak people or Batak Pakpak or Pakpak DAIRI are one of the ethnic groups found mainly in North Sumatra, Indonesia.They are scattered in a few regencies and cities in North Sumatra and Aceh, such as Dairi Regency, Pakpak Bharat Regency, Humbang Hasundutan Regency and Central Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra, and also in Aceh Singkil Regency and Subulussalam, Aceh.
The last Batak king who fought against the Dutch until 1905 was an Indonesian Shaivite king. The Batak may be mentioned in Zhao Rugua's 13th-century Description of the Barbarous Peoples, which refers to a 'Ba-ta' dependency of Srivijaya. The Suma Oriental, of the 15th century, also refers to the kingdom of Bata, bounded by Pasai and the Aru kingdom
The Batak are one of about 140 indigenous peoples of the Philippines. They are located in the northeastern portions of Palawan , a relatively large island in the southwest of the archipelago. Since ancient times, the Batak have inhabited a series of river valleys along the coastline of what is today Puerto Princesa City .
The Flag of Batak as a symbol is an implementation of the values of the Batak mythology that states: "The world consists of three worlds, the Upper World (Banua Ginjang) where the Gods live which is resembled by white, the Middle World (Banua Tonga) where mortals live which is resembled by red, and the Lower World (Banua Toru) where the spirits and ghosts live which is resembled by black.
A pupuk (magical substance) container, attribute of a datu (Batak medicine man), is often carved with an image of the singa, sometimes with other figures mounting on it. Singa is an apotropaic figure from the mythology of the Batak people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The singa represents a benevolent and protective power.