THE ROLE OF DAYOK NA BINATUR IN SIMALUNGUN WEDDING CEREMONY

Paper entitled The Role of Dayok Na Binatur In Simalungun Wedding Ceremony contains about understanding of the Simalungun Batak people reason use chicken or Dayok in a wedding ceremony as a symbol of blessing given by hula-hula and the brides parents to the couple. And found some roles of giving dayok and their functions. There are some rules and proverbs position used when delivering dayok follow Simalungun Batak philosophy. The purpose of this paper work is to provide insight to the people especially the young generation all about the culture and philosophy of Simalungun Batak and no longer ask why dayok is worth its value to the Batak. For help writing a paper this work, the authors find information by reading books and various sources related to the topic.