In Search of the Sky of Their Ancestors
According to mythology, the origins of the Nias people are from the sky. There is also a tale of a forefather who lost a war in Southern China.
January 24, 2006
From where might the Ono Niha (Nias people) come from? For a long time, the Nias people believed that they descended from the gods. The story goes that in ancient times, Sihai Uwu Nangi or the Superpower, blew a strong wind that caused a storm and eventually created Tano Niha or Nias Island.
Sihai Uwu Nangi then created the Toraa tree, the tree of life, the palm of which became a human being who was named Mosilaowa Tuha. This new male person neede
...