Tana Toraja Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
regency in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
About Tana Toraja
In the land of the Toraja people, many people are notionally Christian, but most are, in practice, animist. They are above all famed for their spectacular (and rather gruesome)burial rites. After a person's death, the body is kept—often for several months or even years—while money is saved to pay for the actual funeral ceremony, known astomate. During the festival, which may last up to a week, ritual dances and buffalo fights are held, and buffaloes and pigs are slaughtered to ferry the soul of the deceased to the afterlife (puya). The deceased is then finally buried either in a small cave, often with atau-taueffigy placed in front, inside a hollow tree or even left exposed to the elements in a bamboo frame hanging from a cliff. Tana Toraja has unique culture set in stunning scenery. Glo
Top Attractions in Tana Toraja
Explore the best things to see and do in Tana Toraja:
- ★Bolu Buffalo Market
- ★Bori Parinding
- ★Buntu Pune
- ★Deri
- ★Kande Api
- ★Ke'te Kesu'
- ★Lemo
- ★Londa
Tana Toraja Travel Guide Sections
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