What does Indonesia do with their dead?

The bodies of people who have recently died are kept at home and preserved by their families, sometimes for years, until the family has enough money to pay for a funeral. The spirit of the dead is believed to linger in the world before the death ceremony is held.

Do they dig up the dead in Indonesia?

Families in a mountainous community on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island dig up their mummified relatives every three years, clean them and dress them in their favourite clothes to honour their spirits.

Why do Indonesians dig up the dead?

Indonesian community dig up graves to honour the dead by dressing them up. A family member cleans the preserved corpses of relatives during a traditional ritual called “Manene.” The death of a relative involves many intricate ceremonial steps for the Torajan people, who number about a million.

When is the funeral season in Tana Toraja?

The people of Tana Toraja practice a complex funeral ceremony known as Rambu Solo which dictates that the deceased can only be buried during a certain time of year. For this reason Tana Toraja has a funeral season which runs from June to October – the driest months in South Sulawesi.

How long does the Rambu Solo Tana Toraja ceremony last?

Rambu Solo Tana Toraja funeral ceremonies usually last for days around 2-3 days and begin during the day. For the nobility, usually this ceremony lasts almost 2 weeks. Other activities in this ceremony besides cutting buffalo are preparing graves for the bodies to be buried.

Why is Tana Toraja the most expensive place to die?

When the funeral will held, people of Tana Toraja focus all of their time and money on funerals for their loved ones, the funeral preparations spend cost a fortune, thats why some paople say that Tana Toraja is one of the most expensive places to die.

What kind of ceremony is a Rambu Solo funeral?

Rambu Solo ritual is the traditional funeral ceremony ancestors with Sapu Randanan, and Tombi Saratu. In addition well known as MaNene ceremonial rites and Rambu Tuka. Ceremony Rambu Solo and Rambu Tuka accompanied by dance and music typical Toraja for days.