- A legend says that the name comes from the victory over Japanese invaders. They had a calf fight with a bull with knives on its horns and the calf killed the bull. Minang meant victories and Kerbau meant buffalo.
- Another version of this story said that it was a baby buffalo instead of a calf that was to fight the bull from another village.
Rumah Gadang inspired by buffalo horn.
THEIR ADAT.
1. The Adat is their law.
2. It has rules of conduct, belief, and social organization.
3. According to the tambo (their historical legend), the adat was given to the royal family.
4. The first adat talks about the laws of nature.
5. The second adat talks about the essence of their social organization.
6. The third category is about the preserving of tradition.
7. The truth adat talks about social behavior that is appropriate.
8. Adat and Islam reinforce each other.
Minang women.
RUMAH GADANG.
1. Rumah Gadang are the traditional homes.
2. Rumah Gadang means big house.
3. The roof shape of this house like buffalo horn.
4. The roof is multi-tiered with upswept gables.
5. Rumah Gadang usually refers to communal homes, but some single-resideence homes have the same characteristics.
6. The house is largely contructed of wood.
7. The roof peaks themselves are built up out of many smalls battens and rafters.
Thats all for this topic. : )
