The Tradition of Mambosuri Toba Batak Traditional Ceremony for a Pregnant Woman with Seven Months Gestational Age for Womens Physical and Mental Health
immanuel silaban (a), Robert Sibarani(b*)

(a)Postgraduate Department in Linguistics, Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

(b)Faculty of Cultural Science, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
*rs.sibarani[at]usu.ac.id

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the process and meaning of the mambosuri tradition for the physical and mental health of Toba Batak women who will give birth to their first child.
This research conducted with qualitative methods with interactive models and Anthropolinguistic Approach.
Mambosuri tradition (Seven Months) in the Toba Batak tradition is carried out as an initiation, a means used to overcome anxiety because in ancient times. In Mambosuri, life was inadequate, causing the death of many women who were pregnant with their first child. The process of mambosuri begins with the welcoming of female family members by male family members. The pregnant women are given their favorite food (sipanganon), a traditional fabric (ulos), rice (boras si pir ni tondi), traditional food (tudu-tudu sipanganon), and inspiring words (hata sigabe-gabe)."
The tradition of mambosuri is hope and prayer at the time of mambosuri, thus increasing the physical and mental health of a mother who is seven months pregnant will feel calmer and believe there is nothing to worry about until the birth arrives.

Keywords: Mambosuri, Pregnant women, Toba Batak

Topic: Women and mental health