Hilisimaetano holds Fondrundukhu Omo as part of Maniamolo Fest

Maniamolo Fest 2025 held in South Nias Regency, North Sumatra Province will feature the Fondrundrukhu Omo Tradition Festival as part of its series of events at 10.00-12.00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Jun. 20, 2025. This event aims to revive local wisdom among the community, especially residents of Hilisimaetano Village and tourists in general.

"We have indeed presented this festival twice, namely in 2023-2024," said Hilisimaetano Village Head Formil Dachi on Jun. 17, 2025.

He added that the Fondrundrukhu Omo Tradition has been going on for a long time. Based on stories from the village elders, there has been a habit of the traditional clearing of houses annually every November.

“Even before I was born, there was a custom of cleaning the house in that way every year in November. However, around this time two years ago we made it into a festival so that it would be a pleasant sight,” said Formil.

Usually, before Christmas and New Year's, there is a custom in Hilisimaetano Village to clean each house together.

“Since we were little, the material of the houses in Hilisimaetano Village was mostly made of wood, and the wooden parts needs to be cleaned as it becomes mossy over time. Around the 1970s, before Christmas and New Year's, our parents told us to clean the house to welcome the arrival of many guests. We take lemongrass, reeds, coconut fiber to scrub the walls of the house made wooden boards are scrubbed until they are clean so they are beautiful to look at; and those sitting in the house feel comfortable and at home,” told Formil.

However, there is no special ritual in carrying out this tradition. As the Village Head, Formil said the Hilisimaetano Village Government only sought to revive the village's local wisdom to simultaneously become a traditional, cultural, and tourism billage. The village sought to apply local wisdom from the past to become something unique in the present, revive the creativity of the community, and revive the local economy by trying to attract tourists it.

"We also want today's youth to be able to understand that the situation in the past, [when we have to] use simple materials. The philosophy was for the community to work diligently, neatly, and cleanly. We will continue to strive to revive local wisdom so that these values ​​remain sustainable for the next generation," concluded Formil.