Toraja Ethnic

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The Toraja ethnic is one of the ethnic in Indonesia. This ethnic lives in the mountains of the northern part of South Sulawesi. The population is estimated to be around 1 million. The religion adhered to by the toraja etnic is mostly Christian. Famous for it’s mysticism, Toraja ethnic has one unique tradition that is still preserved namely is “Ma’nene” tradition, which is a ceremony to replace clothes the corpses of the ancestors. This tradition is used to introduce young members og the family to ancestors. This tradition is usually done every 3 years and is done in August. Ma’nene ceremonies can only be held after the harvest season which falls in August.
The Toraja community believes that if the “Ma’nene” ceremonies is not carried out before the harvest period, then their fields will be damaged by the mice and caterpillars that come suddenly. Besides being famous for their traditional house “Tongkonan”, a prominent feature of the house “Tongkonan” is the buffalo head attached to the front of the house  and the horn on the main pole in front of each house. Horns line up and down, and the total of horns show the high level of families living in the house.
The other unique thing from the Toraja ethnic is his funeral ritual “Rambu solo”. Ritual “Rambu solo” are carried out based on the social status of the person or family who died. The taller and richer the person, the funeral rituals will be more expensive and luxurious. This funeral is sometimes held after weeks, months, and even years since the death of a family member, so that families left behind can collect enough money to cover burial costs. Another part of the funeral is the “Mantunu” buffalo cut. The more powerful someone, the more buffaloes are slaughtered. Toraja people believe that spirits need buffalo to travel and will more quickly reach the Puya (spirit world or afterlife) if there are many buffaloes.



Source   : https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suku_Toraja

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