Sembiring
Sembiring is one of five main Karo Batak clans originating in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tradition
The Sembiring clan consists of 19 subclans and divided into 2 groups, namely:One group who is allowed to eat dog meat but not allowed to marry people with the same clan, coming from who later migrated into Karo. This group consists of 4 subclans, namely:KembarenKelokoSinulakiSinupayung
One group who is not allowed to eat dog meat, also known as Sembiring Singombak, are descended from Tamils in South India. This group is also allowed to marry people with the same clans. They were adherents of Pemena teachings, thus their bodies were cremated after dying and swept away with a jar on a small boat. This group consists of three subgroups and 15 sub-clans, namely:
- First subgroup:
- * Berahmana
- * Pandia
- * Colia
- * Gurukinayan
- * Keling
- Second subgroup:
- * Depari
- * Pelawi
- * Bunuhaji
- * Busuk
- Third subgroup:
- * Meliala
- * Maha
- * Muham
- * Pandebayang
- * ''Sinukapur''