We would like to talk about a very different tradition practiced by the Toraja people in the Southern Sulawesi region of Indonesia .
First of all, we apologize for the disturbing images.. But we wanted you to know about this different tradition.
To those who live in Tana Toraja (Tah-nah Tow-rah-jah) in South Sulawesi Torajans it is called. The life of the people we are talking about passes around the dead.. Although it is scary for us, they are used to living with the dead and they are very happy with it.
For them, funeral is the most beautiful celebration in their life.. After the death of one of the family, the whole family comes together and organizes a farewell party.
There are 450,000 people left from the Toraja people, which has a population of about 650,000.. Aluk Todolas, most of whom are Christians, but believe in Muslims and local beliefs, live together.
Torajans do not spend their savings on weddings or special needs.. The money collected is only spent for the funeral.. The dead are not buried until the money spent on the deceased is exhausted.. This period may take months or years.. In this process of saving money, that is, until the dead are buried, he is still alive or seen as sick by his family.
This ceremony, which is performed after the deceased and lasts for days, is called Ma Nene.. During this time, the dead are not buried.. The deceased is mummified and kept in a box under the family home.. After the funeral ceremony is over, the person waiting to be buried is really suffering from a disease in their eyes. sacrifices are sacrificed, gifts are presented to the dead, and then placed in the coffin without any clothes on (but with all personal belongings).. After these procedures, the coffin is placed on steep cliffs.
Wooden puppets named tau tau in the balcony sections of the rocks where the coffins are located
We have heard of many funeral seromies that are buried, mummified, and cremated, but we did not know such a tradition until now.. It’s really quite different!
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