Siraituruk
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Siraituruk is a village that lies on the Toba Highland in North Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2] It is inhabited by Toba Batak, mostly of the Sirait Siraituruk is flanked by a river, the Aek Mandosi, which is divided into two waterways for paddy field irrigation. The Sirait Vam is Sirait Sihahaan and Sirait Sianggian.
There are paddy rice fields along the village. Paddies are cultivated and harvested once a year. After harvesting rice, villagers prepare the paddy field for fishery. There are many kinds of fish normally cultivated, the most common of which is a yellow-gold fish called ikan mas ("gold fish"). Gold fish is very popular around the village and also across the Toba Highland.
Celebrations
Ikan mas is a compulsory part of the cuisine for Batak parties, including marriage celebrations. Such celebrations are full of cultural ceremony, such as give some ulos (traditional Batak fabric, mostly hand-made) to the newly married couple with speeches for future prosperity and many good and healthy sons and daughters. Afterwards, the new married couple receive ikan mas cuisine, eaten while serving one another.