The Onang-Onang in Muhammad Akbar's Wedding Party: Descriptive Case Study

Abstract

Onang-onang and Martarombo in the Batak community (Angkola Tribe, Mandailing Tribe) still have perpetrators, just like Onang-onang” and martarombo may be present at Angkola-Mandailing people's weddings. The Onang-Onang discourse often contains sentences that contain literary value because the elements of the discourse are often in the category of rhymes and proverbs. This type of pantun/proverb is included as an old type of poetry genre. The poetry genre is a type of literary genre category. In general, only people from the Angkola and Mandailing tribes still practice the Onang-onang oral tradition. Meanwhile, people from other Batak tribes, such as the Toba tribe, do not carry out the Onang-Onang event at weddings. Meanwhile, the martarombo tradition of 'investigating origins based on the descendants of the 'dalihan na tolu' community applies or may be carried out by all Batak tribes. The focus of this article is a discussion of the maronangonang tradition as a type of art that is performed as a means of entertainment and to complement traditional events at weddings for people of the Angkola-Mandailing tribe which is a case study for Muhammad Ali Akbar Harahap's wedding on Jalan Suriadi Gang Balai. Adat Number 11, Pasar 4, Mabar Hilir Subdistrict, Percut Sei Tuan District, Medan City. Tarombo is an event to investigate the origins based on individual descendants of the Batak tribe according to the 'dalihan na tolu' community. Martarombo is carrying out an investigation into the origins based on individual descendants of the Batak tribe according to the principle of 'dalihan na tolu'.