Semiotics Semiotics on Gotilon Batak Toba Ceremony inDolok Sanggul Humbang Hasundutan

This study was aimed at finding the meanings, what, how, and why the meanings were realized in the Gotilon Batak Toba Ceremony in Dolok Sanggul Humbang Hasundutan. This study was conducted by using a descriptive qualitative method. The data of this study were signs that were found in the Gotilon Ceremony. The sources of the data were the Gotilon Ceremony in Dolok Sanggul and the informantsor RajaParhata in Dolok Sanggul. The data were analyzed by using Roland’s theory of semiotics object. The writer found 21 meaningson Gotilon Ceremony, namely: Revise, Support one, Support two, Support three, Rid, Speed, Addition, Exploitative two, Exploitative three, Survive, Joyfulness, Invitation, Stay focus, Keep fight, Togetherness, Convince, Easier, Kinship, Honor, Offering, and Thanksgiving. From those materials were found that there were 16 verbal utterances that consist of Atur biur, Angkat nomor sada, Angkat nomor dua, Angkat nomor tolu, Buang jauh-jauh, Eme, Rugi, Ponggol nomor dua, Ponggol nomor tolu, Naeng Sahat, Tambun Namboru, Hurre Alogo, Unang mekkel, Tahan nafas, Satukan, Beres. And there were 5 symbols namelyLuhutan, Marsirippa, Sipanganon, Mangamoti, and Pesta Gotilon. The reasons for the meanings realized in the Gotilonceremony are from some certain situations, that are accompanied by advice utterances to the doers, the traditional habits that have been maintained for a long time will increasingly develop and needs to be preserved.