Mangongkal Holi is known as the highest level of tradition on Batak Toba daily life
practices. Previously, this tradition was done by those limited families for the reasons of
funding and its complicated management. But nowadays, the practice of mangongkal
holi tradition is more rarely to be found; eventhough there are many local wisdom
implicitly impressed on it. This study is part of the first writer’s dissertation, entitled
Tradisi Mangongkal Holi pada Masyarakat Batak Toba (Mangongkal Holi Tradition in
Batak Toba Society). This research was done in qualitative research, the data were
collected through direct participatory observation, in-depth interviews with many batak
toba informants (adat’s experts, practitioners and academicians/theologians), as well as
audio-visual documentation. The data were analyzed by using Miles, and Huberman
model; where data condensation, data display and data conclusion/verification were
the three concurrent flows activities done to make sure the process of data analysis
precisely on the track. The final conclusion of this research state that there were
nine local wisdom found in mangongkal holi tradition, they are: thanksgiving, respect,
humble/humility, blessings, responsibility, mutual cooperation, prays, concession in
dialogue, and prestige; where all these local wisdom will be well-stored and longlasting
while mangongkal holi tradition conserved through good and acceptable
design of recommended revitalization model. The writers believe that there are still
many solutions to solve the problems of funding, such as: down-grading the level
of ceremony, or unifying more individual saring-sarings in a mangongkal holi ceremony.