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| What People In Indonesia Do With Their Dead Is Shocking, Bizarre Tradition. by adeyemi97(m): 10:02pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
Would you ever dig up the remains of a deceased loved one to clean their corpse, repair their coffin, and dress them in new clothes? I probably wouldn't either, but that's exactly what they do every few years in Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. I'm in awe of this people's dedication to their ancestors. Most people would be too upset or disgusted to be able to do such a thing, but these families show true love...even after death. Every few years the people of Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, dig up the bodies of their deceased ancestors. They do it for a ritual called Ma'nene, or The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses
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| Re: What People In Indonesia Do With Their Dead Is Shocking, Bizarre Tradition. by adeyemi97(m): 10:08pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
These corpses get the first class spa treatment, consisting of a cleaning, grooming, and new pair of clothes for their return trip to the six feet under. Even the bodies of children are exhumed and redressed during the ceremony. In Toraja society death rituals are more important than any other rituals including births and marriages. Hence why the corpse cleaning ceremony is such a big part of life there.
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| Re: What People In Indonesia Do With Their Dead Is Shocking, Bizarre Tradition. by ooofreezy(m): 10:13pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
Wetin man eye no go see for this life??  |
| Re: What People In Indonesia Do With Their Dead Is Shocking, Bizarre Tradition. by Nobody: 10:18pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
Eeewwwwwww Just let them rest in peace already! Traditions...negating common sense since 7000BC |
| Re: What People In Indonesia Do With Their Dead Is Shocking, Bizarre Tradition. by Funjosh(m): 6:22am On Jan 12, 2015 |
For how long would they engage in such practice  |
| Re: What People In Indonesia Do With Their Dead Is Shocking, Bizarre Tradition. by sayaerwin(m): 6:05pm On Jun 17, 2021 |
This is Indonesia ~ erwin pratama |
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