The Toraja people and the most complex funeral rituals in the world Tana Toraja is a region located in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, a picturesque mountainous region that is home to an indigenous group known as the Torajans. For the Toraja people, life very much revolves around death, but not in a morbid sense. For them, a funeral is a great celebration of life, much like a going-away party, and is an occasion in which the entire family of the deceased,…
Rantemario Summit is the highest peak of vast Latimojong mountains which lies on the norther part of South Sulawesi province with elevation of 3,478m above the sea level. The Rantemario mountain is also the higest mountain in the entire Sulawesi Island. To visit Rantemario Summit, its not consider easy because a full day driving from South Sulawesi capital of Makassar to the village of Gurra. And from Rantelemo you will start your trekking adventure tour to Karangan village where you…
The Funeral Ceremony of Toraja Land Pesta Tomate or the funeral ceremony in Toraja society is one of most important rituals. This ritual procession held to send the spirit of the death person to the Puya, the afterworld properly to avoid misfortune for the family. In Toraja word, a dead person called Tomate. Without proper ritual arrangement of the funeral, the spirit of the deceased can cause misfortune to its family. And of the most important ritual is the animal…
Toraja Land is located 328KM northern part of the South Sulawesi Province. Situated between Latimojong Mountain range (from Mount Rantemario to Mount Rante Kambola) till the Mount of Sesean in north of Toraja Land. The special architecture of Torajan house has its own architecture form. Traditional Toraja house are shaped like a boat and the two ends are shaped like the bow. The house of Torajan is a compound buildings consist of traditional houses (Tongkonan) and rice storage buildings (Lumbung…