TANA TORAJA / SULAWESI, ANIMISM AND SACRIFICES

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Tana Toraja it's situated in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Most of the population it's Christian, and others are Muslim or have local animist belief known as 'aluk' ('the way'). The Indonesian government has recognized this animist belief as 'Aluk to Dolo' (Way of the Ancestors).

The word 'toraja' comes from de Bugis language's to riaja, meaning "people of the uplands". Torajans are renowded for their elaborated funeral rites, burial sites carved into rocky cliffs massive peaked-roof traditional houses known als 'tongkonan', and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important social events, usually attended by hundreds of people and lasting for several days. The death feast of the nobelman is usually attended by thousands and lasts of several days and are the center of torajan social life.

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Tana Toraja se encuentra situada en el sur de Sulawesi (Indonesia), la antigua Célebes, una región montañosa. La mayoría son cristianos, pero también hay una minoría musulmana, y un 10% es animista. A veces, en sus funerales, mezclan los ritos cristianos con los animistas.
En los funerales de los nobles, se celebran fiestas que duran días y son visitadas por miles de personas, y constituyen el centro de la vida social de los torayas.

La palabra 'toraja' significa 'pueblo de las tierras altas'. Los torajas son conocidos por sus ritos funerarios, cuevas funerarias excavadas en las rocas de acantilados, y sus casas típicas llamadas 'tongonan'.

From Wikipedia

Taken on: December 2, 2009

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Tana Toraja

Sulawesi

La antigua Célebes

Indonesia

Funeral rites

Ritos funerarios

Slaughtering of water buffalo's

Degollamiento de búfalos

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