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The Flag of Batak, otherwise known as the Flag of King Sidabutar is the flag of the
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The Flag of Batak is used by the Batak people not as a symbol of separatism but a symbol of identity, the flag of Batak can be seen in sacred Batak places, such as Pusuk Buhit.
Batak people
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian peoples, Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo people ( ...
of North Sumatra
North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. It is an equal horizontal tricolour
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flag
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, which consists of the colour white, red, and black, the Batak Flag itself has many variations and it doesn't have an official order of colour, namely:
* Red, white, and black.
* Black, white, and red.
* White, red, and black.
* Sisingamangaraja flag{{Cite web , last=Hitabatak , date=2018-06-08 , title=Bendera Kerajaan Batak , url=https://hitabatak.com/bendera-kerajaan-batak/ , access-date=2022-12-19 , website=hitabatak.com , language=en-US
Symbolism
The Flag of Batak as asymbol
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is an implementation of the values of the Malim faith that states: "The world consists of three worlds, the Upper World (Banua Ginjang) where the Gods live which is resembled by white, the Middle World (Banua Tonga) where mortals live which is resembled by red, and the Lower World (Banua Toru) where the spirits and ghosts live which is resembled by black. The Batak Flag also has philosophical meanings which states, white resembles truth, red resembles bravery, and black resembles leadership.
Uses
The Flag of Batak is used by the Batak people not as a symbol of separatism but a symbol of identity, the flag of Batak can be seen in sacred Batak places, such as Pusuk Buhit.
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