Toraja
The Torajans are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Their population is approximately 1,100,000, of whom 450,000 live in the regency of Tana Toraja ("Land of Toraja"). Most of the population is Christian, and others are Muslim or have local animist beliefs known as aluk ("the way"). The Indonesian government has recognised this animistic belief as Aluk To Dolo ("Way of the Ancestors"). Torajans has a variety of unique cultures, one of which is a funeral rites called Rambu Solo'. This funeral ritual is the most elaborate and expensive event. The richer and more powerful the individual, the more expensive is the funeral. In the aluk religion, only nobles have the right to have an extensive death feast. The death feast of a nobleman is usually attended by thousands and lasts for several days. A ceremonial site, called rante, is usually prepared in a large, grassy field where shelters for audiences, rice barns, and other ceremonial funeral structures are specially made by the deceased's family. Flute music, funeral chants, songs and poems, and crying and wailing are traditional Toraja expressions of grief with the exceptions of funerals for young children, and poor, low-status adults.
The ceremony is often held weeks, months, or years after the death so that the deceased's family can raise the significant funds needed to cover funeral expenses. Torajans traditionally believe that death is not a sudden, abrupt event, but a gradual process toward Puya (the land of souls, or afterlife). During the waiting period, the body of the deceased is wrapped in several layers of cloth and kept under the Tongkonan (the traditional house of Torajans). The soul of the deceased is thought to linger around the village until the funeral ceremony is completed, after which it begins its journey to Puya.
Another component of the ritual is the slaughter of water buffalo. The more powerful the person who died, the more buffalo are slaughtered at the death feast. Buffalo carcasses, including their heads, are usually lined up on a field waiting for their owner, who is in the "sleeping stage". Torajans believe that the deceased will need the buffalo to make the journey and that they will be quicker to arrive at Puya if they have many buffalo. Slaughtering tens of water buffalo and hundreds of pigs using a machete is the climax of the elaborate death feast, with dancing and music and young boys who catch spurting blood in long bamboo tubes. Some of the slaughtered animals are given by guests as "gifts", which are carefully noted because they will be considered debts of the deceased's family.
These videos are about the funeral ceremony of my grandmother and my uncle.
Day #1 • Rambu Solo' Prosesi Pemakaman Suku To...
Day #2 • Rambu Solo' Prosesi Pemakaman Suku To...
Day #3 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suku T...
Day #4 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suku T...
Day #5 Part 1 • Rambu Solo, Prosesi Pemakaman Suku To...
Day #5 Part 2 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suka T...
Day #6 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suku T...
Day #7 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suku T...
Day #8 Part 1 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suku T...
Day #8 Part 2 • Rambu Solo', Prosesi Pemakaman Suku T...
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