19 Batak Rituals around the totem where the goroo dances with his magic staff to invoke the spirits, and in the ancient times, use this occasion to kill a human sacrifice before EATING it...
20 Obviously, a couple of missionaries eaten after, the newly converted Batak have to content themselves of a mear bull
21 For the show, even the bull got spared eventually!
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23 The dance around the egg... The shaman then aimed the egg and made it explode. Instantly after, dozens of pigeons got on the egg to eat it...Weird
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31 A mix of ancient beliefs and crosses, one is never cautious enough!
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48 Waiting for the wooden ship to peacefully ferry us to Samosir Island
49 Floating on Lake Toba towards Samosir Island, "the island inside the crater". The crater itself is larger thatn Singapore, filled with water and with an island in the middle... awesome init?
