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The Mystery of Toraja Land

The Mystery of Toraja Land

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…

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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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