Stone jumping-flying on the stone, a unique attraction, a rare and only found on the Nias Island, Indonesia.

One of the attractions is widely known in Indonesia and already known by the world is the attraction to jump the stone. It is one of the unique attractions and its existence is very rare and can only be found on a small island is Nias, west of  Sumatera Island, Indonesia. Nias island with a variety of existing tourist attraction and one of them is a Stone jumping. Usually stone jumping called as a ceremony or some people closed known as ritual of stone jumping in Bawomataluo village as a place where the stone jumping can be found.

What is stone jumping ??

For those who have  watch this attraction is not a new thing for them. An attraction that show of how the young man of nias people jump over the stone with a height of over 2 meters and  thickness of rocks is about 40 cm.

High isn't it?

Definitely yes, is it easy to jump over it ??

Wonderfull moment in Nias

That is the secret of this attraction. Nias island's unique attractions has become customary Nias communities for generations to generations. No one knows the age of the stone jumping tradition, but it has existed since the megalithic era on the Nias island

How is it my friends? Are the attractions attract you to see it. Not a few people watching this attraction, many local tourists and moreover foreign travelers who can no longer numbered.

This heritage Nias community cultural  since  a long time ago and until now is done by young man from the village in nias island.

All of my Friends must be wondering of what the history of stone jumping?

It is not a secret anymore, if the the ceremonial of stone jumping is started by the habit of nias  communities  fight against between village and village. This habit not only in Nias, but before the Indonesian  was the ancients have a habit like this.

Well, back on the history of stone jumping, at the time to protect their village from enemy attack, the people living in each village was built a fortress on each of their village boundaries with bamboo.  Beside Their aim  to establish this fort  as  the enemy is not easy to attack them, can also keep their safety for  people who can not protect themselves.

How did they get into the enemy village to attack?  

So they have to jump past the castle and then fight. That's the purpose why the stone jump was made by the ancestors of Nias.

In addition, the measure of maturity each young man  at the time was not seen on the age but by jumping over the stone. If someone has already success to jump over two meters of the stone, the young man declared an adult and can be a warrior village.

For additional information, initially jump the stone not using the stones, but with wood. However, due to the age and solidity is not so good then replaced with stone.

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How long the young man of nias people can jump over the rock ??

Well, this question will be in minds of the readers. the ability of young men jumped over the stone is not an easy thing. A young man of nias should have been training since in child that can be started from the age of 10 years. Not easy to jump of the stone with a height of over 2 meters. Nias children should learn to jump on the stage of the lowest elevation to the level of the maximum height is 2 meters 10 centimeters.

For tourists who want to visit this place, jumping the stone is done by young  man when a traveler ask them to jump. With a stone footstool for them and then you will see saveral handsome young man taking square of the distance about 10 meters. They will run than They jump in turns and a truly incredible sight when you see someone who is jumping like a fly on a stone.