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.Medan Hash House harriers
Give us your weak and weary and we will completely destroy them.
Medan Hash House Harriers, the first hash to be founded in Medan City, North Sumatra. Now, 50 years on, and still following the very best hash traditions.
About
medan hash
Medan City is located on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Medan is home to around fourteen different hash chapters, or kennels as some call them, with several more in nearby towns.
The first Medan hash chapter was formed in 1973 by a group of expats who had previously joined the Jakarta hash chapter.
Medan Hash House Harriers, as this chapter is named, is a men-only hash but was soon followed in 1975 by the second chapter, Medan Hash House Harriettes.
This hash is run and organised by the ladies, and is a mixed hash with both men and children welcome to join the ladies.
The Three Oldest
Medan Hash House harriers
When Medan Hash, or men’s hash, is mentioned in conversation, it is taken for granted that you are talking about Medan Hash House Harriers. Ladies Hash refers to Medan Harriettes. All other hash’s are mentioned by name.
Men’s hash runs every Monday starting at 5 o’clock.
Specials are on Saturday only or Saturday and & Sunday if out of town. (local hash sites are usually within 40 km of Medan. “Out of town” means considerably further with an overnight stay).
Medan Hash House Harriettes
Medan Harriettes run on Thursdays every week and the run starts at 5 o’clock pm.
Special runs are held on Saturday (+Sunday) and runs start between 3 o’clock and 5 o’clock depending on circumstances. Special runs usually have long and short runs.
Specials may be local or overnight stays.
Deli Hash House Harriers
It took nearly 20 years before the first offshoot came along in the form of Deli Hash House Harriers and Harriettes. This was the first of what became many.
Deli Hash is a mixed hash (men, ladies, and children) and runs every Thursday and Sunday. Runs start at 5 o’clock(ish).
Deli Hash also organises Special Events, local and out of town.
These are the significant other hash’s
Sumatra Hash
In the early ’90s, out of necessity, with growing numbers of participants at weekends, Sumatra Hash was spawned.
Meeting on a Sunday there were often 6, 7, or even 800 hashers.
Things are less frantic nowadays though, I believe.
Sumatra Hash is mixed, runs are
on Sundays with specials on
Saturday/Sunday
Nusantara Hash
Nusantara Hash House Harriers was also founded in the mid-90s to cater to Medan’s residents’ insatiable appetite for weekend social activities.
Successful to the point of owning their own place to imbibe the amber nectar of hash in the middle of our local hash-country-side.
Mixed run meeting on Sundays and the usual special runs on
Saturday/Sunday
Nusantara Hazards
Nusantara Hash House Hazards. Founded in 1999 to accommodate the Hazards of Hash.
To be a ‘Hazard’ there are certain criteria that should (should, not must, as hash is a very forgiving society). Age, over 40 – Waist, over 40 – IQ, under 40. to name but a few. All in good fun. Just to say that the Hazards are here for the geriatric amongst us.
Runs on Monday and specials at the weekend. Men only
Batang Jaya Hash
Batang Jaya Hash House Harriers is a men-only group of pleasantly hard-core hashers.
Dedicated to the traditions of hash and running on Wednesdays they are the must-try-to-join a run with them, if ever visiting Medan and have time on Wednesday afternoon/evening.
As mentioned, they run on Wednesdays at 5 o’clock and have mixed runs on weekend specials
Other Medan Hash’s that run at various times
Please note: I am not sure that the information below is 100% correct. (If anyone wants to update their information then please Contact Us here >>>.
Lion Hash HHH
Runs On Sundays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2013
Sibayak Hash HHH
Runs On Thursdays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2018
Dragon Hash HHH
Runs On Sundays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2020
Tiger Hash HHH
Runs Once A Month
On Sundays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2017
Family Hash HHH
Runs Once A Month
On Sundays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2007
To Run Hash HHH
Runs Once A Month
On Sundays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2022
Phoenix Hash HHH
Runs Once A Month
On Sundays
Mixed hash
Starts 3:00(?)
Since 2021(?)
Siantar Hash
The oldest hash in Siantar.
Since 1995.
If anyone can enlighten us as to run details we would be obliged. 🙂
OH5 Hash
Runs A Lot
On Sundays +
Mixed hash
Starts ?:00(?)
Since 2009
Siantar Hazards
Runs A Lot
On ?(help!)
Men only
Starts ?:00(?)
Since 2009
Horas Hash
Organised by Medan Hash and run annually at Lake Toba, but as the founders aged it became bi-annual.
Inevitably age got the better of both and with the restrictions of the global pandemic, it is yet to be revived.
Sunday Hash
As the name suggests only ran on Sundays.
Founded in 2003, Sunday Hash was good for 20 years.
Sadly, one more casualty to Covid19 pandemic.
Sunday Hash no longer operates.
Hash’s That Come & Go There are a few hash chapters that have not lasted a significant amount of time. One I can remember is Bintang Hash.
If there are any others that are worth a mention please advise.