INDONESIAN TRADITIONS - Fahombo, Hombo Stone or in English "Jump Stone" is a traditional sport Nias tribe. Sports was previously a rite of passage Nias tribe is mostly done on the island of Nias and become a unique attraction strangest traditional to the whole world.They must jump over the composition of the stone buildings as high as 2 meters with a thickness of 40 cm.
In the past, youth Nias will try to jump over the rocks as high as more than 2 meters, and if they succeed they will be a grown man and can join as a soldier to fight and get married. Since the age of 10 years, son of Nias Island will be ready to do a turn "Fahombo" them. As a ritual, Fahombo considered very serious in Nias traditional. Boys will jump over the rocks to get the status of their maturity, with fighters wearing Nias, indicating that they are ready to fight and take responsibility for adult men.
Stones to be skipped in Fahombo monument shaped like a pyramid with a flat top surface. Height not less than 2 meters, with a width of 90 cm, and 60 cm long. Jumpers not only have to jump over the rock pile, but he also had to have a technique for landing, because if he landed in the wrong position, can cause muscle injury or fracture. In the past, even a rock on a board covered with nails and stakes, which shows how serious this ritual in the eyes of Nias tribe. Tactically in battle, this Fahombo tradition also means training young warriors for agile and nimble in jumping over the walls of their enemy's defenses, with a torch in one hand and a sword in the evenings.
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