Indahan siporhis “the very best boiled rice mixed with herbs and species” for the women's mental and physical health in ritual of traditional agricultural farming

Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to find the role of Ritual Mangan Indahan Siporhis for the mental and physical health at Baktiraja District, Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatera Province.

Method

This study was conducted in a qualitative paradigm with an interactive model and anthropolinguistic approach.

Result

Ritual Mangan Indahan Siporhis “eating the spicy flavor best-steamed rice mashed mixedly with herbs and spices” is the ritual done by the local community as the traditional commitment to repair and keep their traditional irrigation. It is also the traditional prayer or request in order that the result of the rice farming goes better, the local residents are healthy, and out of dangerous diseases. The ritual is conducted annually. The spicy flavor rice indahan siporhis is prepared by mutual cooperation of a group of skilled women and eaten by both the group of women preparing it and the group of men as irrigation workers. It is believed that after eating Indian siporhis, they are mentally and physically healthy.

Conclusion

Women participate in making and preparing the spicy flavor rice Indahan Siporhis for the mental and physical health of the group of women, and that of men responded to the traditional irrigation.