Toraja tribe, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known cheerful views of how to treat death and the burial ground of unique carved in sheer rock.
One of the most beautiful tourist destinations in Indonesia, the green hills of South Sulawesi is the home of the Toraja tribe, a tribe that still respects the old Austronesian lifestyle, similar to the culture of Nias. Most members of the tribe of Christians, was converted during the Dutch occupation, but the traces of their old beliefs still remain and are most visible during the celebration of funeral and burial customs. Toraja is quite obsessed with death, but not in the sense of tragic, for their funeral lot like going-away party celebrated at the expense of dozens of water buffalo and pigs for the feast enjoyed by the whole community.
One of the most beautiful tourist destinations in Indonesia, the green hills of South Sulawesi is the home of the Toraja tribe, a tribe that still respects the old Austronesian lifestyle, similar to the culture of Nias. Most members of the tribe of Christians, was converted during the Dutch occupation, but the traces of their old beliefs still remain and are most visible during the celebration of funeral and burial customs. Toraja is quite obsessed with death, but not in the sense of tragic, for their funeral lot like going-away party celebrated at the expense of dozens of water buffalo and pigs for the feast enjoyed by the whole community.
The main concern of a member of the Toraja tribe is to make sure he raised enough money so his family can make the best party in town, when he left this world. Their bodies were kept under the family home for years after their deaths. During this time the remaining family saw him not as "deceased" but as "sick", and raise money for the actual funeral, which is usually attended by hundreds of guests. Travelers are welcome to attend the celebration, as long as they do not wear anything black or red.
While rural churches Toraja, Toraja tribe members often buried in the ground. They also placed in tombs were excavated in the cliffs nearby, or in wooden coffins hanging on the side of the mountains.Lemo, one of the most popular burial sites in the area, looks like a piece of Swiss cheese boulder, with a corresponding hole carved coffins and a balcony for the "tau tau" - sized wooden statue representing almarhum.Zaman first, the statue shows only genderdeceased, but now sculptor trying to make them look like actual people. Once the body has been placed in a tomb stone, statue of the dead were placed together with others, in a carved balcony, so his spirit could keep the offspring. Unfortunately, so many statues of "tau tau" has been stolen for sale to tourists that people have started to keep them in their homes.
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