Jump stone (stone Hombo) is a very popular tradition in the community in South Nias Nias. This tradition has been done long ago and passed down from generation to generation by the people in the village Bawo Mataluo (Mount of the Sun).
Traditional stone jumping has been done since the days of the ancestors, where in the old days they were often at war among tribes so they train themselves to be strong and able to pierce the armor of an opponent who is said to jump high enough.
Nowadays the tradition of jumping the stone used for rituals and also as a symbol of the culture of Nias. Traditional stone jumping is a rite of culture to determine whether a young man in the village Bawo Mataluo be recognized as youth who have grown up or not.
The young man will be recognized as a brave man if it can jump over a pile of rocks that made such a height of more than two meters. There is a special ritual before the youth hurdled. While wearing traditional clothes, they ran with the support of a small stepping stone in advance to be able to pass through the tall stone buildings.
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