The Funeral - Viewing the Procession
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After eating lunch, everybody gathered around a hillside as the parade began.
The parade comprised of some relatives carrying a long red cloth, the coffins of the two siblings (each housed in aLeer más
After eating lunch, everybody gathered around a hillside as the parade began.
The parade comprised of some relatives carrying a long red cloth, the coffins of the two siblings (each housed in aLeer más
The Torajans believe that sacrificed buffalo transport the deceased to puya, the next stage of existence. Two additional buffalo were sacrificed after the coffins were hoisted onto the ceremonialLeer más
Various guests then formed several processions, divided by family. The first clan was preceded by three men doing a war dance. They paraded their gifts of two buffalo (one a highly prized albino withLeer más
I don’t think I’m gifted enough of a writer to adequately describe what I saw and learned, much less what I internalized, but suffice it to say this was a life changing experience that challengedLeer más
Tana Toraja exceeded all my expectations. This place is an anthropologist’s wet dream. Ritha suggested that I return in the future to observe the following: a ceremony to inter the coffin in theLeer más