Toraja Land

Toraja Land - Toraja Land or we usually called Tana Toraja, is mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Their population is approximately 650,000, of which 450,000 still live in the regency of Tana Toraja .Most of the population is Christian, and others are Muslim or have local animist beliefs known as aluk. Toraja is about At 300 to 2,880 metres above sea level, Tana Toraja combines tropical lushness with alpine freshness, with daily temperatures between 16 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees celcius

Toraja Land or Tana Toraja has a typical or unique culture. It was so amazing. It called Burial Rites. After a person's death, the body is kept — often for several years — while money is saved to pay for the actual funeral ceremony, known as tomate. During the festival, which may last up to a week, ritual dances and buffalo fights are held, and buffaloes and pigs are slaughtered to ferry the soul of the deceased to the afterlife (puya). The deceased is then finally buried either in a small cave, often with a tau-tau effigy placed in front, inside a hollow tree or even left exposed to the elements in a bamboo frame hanging from a cliff.

Toraja Land also has many unique culture, unique culinary, and many more. Please come to visit if you go to Indonesia. in Toraja Land you can see many culture.

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