Saur Matua: Pencapaian Tertinggi dan Tujuan Hidup Orang Tua di Suku Bangsa Batak Toba

Abstract In every culture must have a rite that is used as a phase in human life, such as birth, marriage, and death as well as in the culture of the Toba people. In the death rite, the Toba Batak community has several types of deaths characterized by different traditions and customary laws. In the Toba Batak tribe, death is called monding / marujung ngolu. The Toba Batak tribe has various types of death, including monding ponggol, monding diparalang-paralangan, monding mangkar, monding hatungganeon, mondingsari matua, and monding saur matua. This paper focuses on Saur Matua which is a symbol of honor in the Toba Batak community when they die. In general, Saur Matua is the highest honor for those who die after living a successful life and having many descendants. Saur Matua's role in strengthening family ties, preserving traditional values, and honoring the contribution of parents to the Toba Batak community.