Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
Hello, my name is Aga Pratama, usually be called Aga.
I live in Pasaman Regency, Mapat Tunggul Selatan district, Nagara Muaro Sungai Lolo, on Pituai village
I want to tell you a little bit of “Ikan Larang” (Forbidden Fish)
Last year, in Muaro Sungai Lolo or in Muaro Village, the residents harvested ikan larangan, about 2 tons of fish
In Nagari Muaro Sungai Lolo, there are so many Ikan larangan, almost all village has ikan larangan
. Crop profit was used for mosque constructions, or school constructions. Those are the benefits of Ikan Larangan. Incidentally, last year were used for mosque construction.
But, many people told that ikan larangan was mystic. That was told in my village
There is a river called the Kampai river, the river is large, so named because it flows all the way to (Kampar) Riau
So, people make Ikan larangan there. Such in the village there is an Oldman who knows many traditional knowledges
This person is trusted to spell out and pray for Ikan Larangan, so people do not take it. There was a story in the village, a man who took Ikan Larangan
Not long after that, his stomach became bigger because he took the fish. Therefore, people in the village advised us not to take ikan larangan
Ikan larangan in our village is harvested sometimes once a year, sometimes once every two years, depending on needs
Sometimes when the Regent visits the village, the ninik mamak (Elders) agree first on whether ikan larangan can be harvested or not.
If they agree, we can just harvest it. If there is no agreement, then it cannot be harvested.
Last year, if not mistaken, We harvested up to 2 tons of Ikan Larangan. People in the village pay per house, it called Andai, they paid for Nagari
If not mistaken 50 thousand rupiah per family head, if there are already teenagers in the family, pay also 50 thousand rupiah
After that, when the fish are divided, divided according to the number of if-was earlier
Each house gets fish according to your number
That money will be used to build a mosque, to build a school, that's what the money is for. That's the forbidden fish in the village
Almost all villages sell fish for village income. If you take a fish out of time, just get ready for the bulging stomach
That’s what villagers said. If you don't believe it, try it, but you shouldn't, don't, don't try, it's bloated, there's no cure
Already prayed by the oldman or person who are knowledgeable.
Even during the harvest, he must open the spell, if not him, his child, but must have revealed his knowledge to his child
If it is not revealed, it cannot be opened (and harvested). Many cases, for example in Kumpulan
there are Ikan larangan, there are many fish, but they cannot be collected because the Oldman were dead, so it forced to become a tourist attraction in West Pasaman.
That’s a story of Ikan Larang in Muaro Sungai Lolo, Mapat Tunggul Selatan district, Pasaman regency. That’s all
Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.