As part of a ritual to show ‘love and respect, The
Torajan people of Indonesia proudly display their
dead relatives after digging them up and dressing
them in new clothes in an ancient ritual every
three years.
Every three years, the tribe from Sulawesi island
exhume their dead, who they wash and dress in
fresh clothes and then pose for family
photographs in a festival known as Ma’nene.
The ritual, which translates as ‘ The Ceremony of
Cleaning Corpses,’ has been going for more than
a century.
One of the most important events in the lives of
the Torajan people, an ethnic group indigenous
to the mountainous region of Tana Toraja, is the
funeral.
Most save money their entire lives so they can
have a respectable burial for themselves or
family members.
In some cases the deceased’s funeral is held
several weeks or even years after their death so
the family have can have time to save up and
pay for an extravagant funeral.
As part of a ritual to show ‘love and respect, The
Torajan people of Indonesia proudly display their
dead relatives after digging them up and dressing
them in new clothes in an ancient ritual every
three years.
Every three years, the tribe from Sulawesi island
exhume their dead, who they wash and dress in
fresh clothes and then pose for family
photographs in a festival known as Ma’nene.
The ritual, which translates as ‘ The Ceremony of
Cleaning Corpses,’ has been going for more than
a century.
One of the most important events in the lives of
the Torajan people, an ethnic group indigenous
to the mountainous region of Tana Toraja, is the
funeral.
Most save money their entire lives so they can
have a respectable burial for themselves or
family members.
In some cases the deceased’s funeral is held
several weeks or even years after their death so
the family have can have time to save up and
pay for an extravagant funeral.
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