{"product_id":"set-of-2-porhalaan-calendars-from-sumatra","title":"Set of 2 Porhalaan Calendars from Sumatra","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003eSYMBOLS OF FERTILITY AND HAPPINESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Porhalaan is a traditional lunisolar calendar of the Batak people in North Sumatra, consisting of 12 months divided into 30 days with an extra month for protection, based on the Batak magic book.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSince ancient time’s they’ve been used by farmers to get good crops, decorated with lizards symbolising the earth deity responsible for the fertility of the fields.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Batak people didn’t use the porhalaan for telling time, but for divination and only the chief ritualist called the Datu could interpret it to determine which day was good to hold a certain ritual. The Datu would often select a day that promised happiness in two months time. Every New Year in the calendar begins on the New Moon in May, when the constellation Orion vanishes in the west and the constellation Scorpius rises in the east.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set comes complete with black metal stands and its story printed out for you inside a beautiful envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBeing handmade each \u003c\/span\u003epiece is slightly different.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDimensions: ca \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e30 x 40 x 6cm - 28 x 54 x 6cm \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe ship worldwide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf your country is not listed in the checkout please\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@kirschon.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003econtact us\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003efor a shipping quote.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"kirschon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39486988419114,"sku":"21SETCABO1","price":151.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/8390\/4804\/products\/setofcalendars.jpg?v=1628735095","url":"https:\/\/kirschon.com\/en-ch\/products\/set-of-2-porhalaan-calendars-from-sumatra","provider":"Kirschon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}