Indigenous Culture of Toraja Land - Only Here Is a Walking Corpse

TORAJA LAND IS A SUL-SEL TOURISM OBJECT

Tourism Object Tana Toraja | On this occasion Twisata will review about the beauty of tourist attractions in South Sulawesi precisely in Tana Toraja. This destination is very interesting to visit, the culture is still thick to make its own magnet for the tourists both coming from within and abroad. indeed for those who just visited Tana Toraja mystical impression is felt, but behind it all the natural scenery in Tana Toraja will make you hypnotized and want to linger - long enjoy it.

Geographically Tana Toraja is a district located in the province of North Sulawesi, and the capital of Tana Toraja is in Makale. Toraja people themselves still hold firm beliefs and lifestyles that are very similar to the culture in Nias, which makes Tana Toraja become one of the world cultural heritage sites registered in UNESCO.

Tana Toraja community itself holds many traditional ceremonies in which presents a variety of dances and attractions are very interesting, and for you art lovers certainly not menyianyiakan opportunity. besides that here also there is a very unique custom house which only exist in Tana Toraja.

History and Origin of Toraja Tribe

According to the story of the legend that spreads in Toraja tribe society, the ancestor of Toraja tribe itself comes from humans who descend from nirvana by using stairs from the sky to the earth. therefore they believe that the ladder can function for the media approach themselves to God Almighty (Puang Matua).

Meanwhile, according to an anthropologist named DR. C. CYRUT conducting research on Toraja tribe, it is concluded that the Tana Toraja community is a result of the acculturation of indigenous people living in the mainland in South Sulawesi with migrants or immigrants from the Bay of Tongkin / Dataran of China. The process of alkuturation originated from the immense transfer of Indo Chinese population estimated to occupy the Enrekang area, and then they built a place to live in the area.

At first the name of Toraja was given by Bugis, Sidendereng tribe community and from Luwu, Sidendreng people called the people of this area with To Riaja which means "People who live in the mountains or the country above," unlike the Luwu people who call this people with To Riajang who have "People who inhabit or settle in the west". Another version is the Toraya designation that means "Nobility". Then over time the term is transformed into Toraja and Tana own word means country, then known as Tana Toraja.

That is a brief history of the origin of the name Tana Toraja, taken from various sources.

All living creatures will die. But you can not predict when and where it will come. You just believe that after death, a creature can not possibly live again let alone move. But the phenomenon of dead bodies in fact actually exist in the real world and interestingly there are in Indonesia.

Precisely in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, you can meet the 'walking corpse'. Toraja is famous for having a tradition of dressing corpses just like when alive. This tradition is called the Ma'nene Ritual, a ritual to commemorate the ancestors, brothers, and other taulan friends who have died.

Until now, Ma'nene rituals held by residents Baruppu in Toraja still maintained regularly as an ancestral heritage. In addition, the rituals are conducted every year in August is interpreted as a glue of kinship between them. In fact it has become a customary unspoken rules that are always obeyed by every citizen.

Well, for those of you who have not had time to visit Tana Toraja and witness the rituals of Ma'nene, following photos that have been i @arnoldmark summarize from social media.

1. The suit is wrapped in a wearable shirt. But how can a corpse be 'turned on' again like this?
2. It turns out that this ritual is only certain people with certain knowledge that can arouse the corpse and order it to walk.
3. In addition, the ritual 'enliven' the corpse to walk alone is also not separated from the prayers of the ancestors.
4. In this ritual, the basting of the dead is removed from its place.
5. Then, the corpse is repacked with new cloth sheets by each of their grandchildren.

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