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Toraja People & The Funeral Ceremony

Toraja People & The Funeral Ceremony

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,…

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History of Toraja

History of Toraja

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…

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