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Senin, 20 April 2009

Custom Ceremony in Tanah Toraja


1). Toraja have a tradition of respect for the death ritual known as the beacon Solo '. In Tana Toraja has its own custom ceremony two large rambu Solo and rambu Tuka'. rambu Solo 'is a ritual burial, while the rambu Tuka' is a traditional ceremony the new custom house, or a recently completed renovation.

2). Rambu Solo 'event is a very glorious tradition in Tana Toraja, due to take many days to celebrate. The ceremony is usually held on the day, when the sun began to gravitate west and usually takes 2-3 days. Usually, the noble, The grave itself is built on top of the cliffs at the height of the stone hill.

3). Because the trust Aluk To Dolo (Tana Toraja community trust) among the Tanah Toraja, the higher the corpse is placed, the more quickly the spirit up to Heaven.

4). The ceremony is for the respective classes of the community of course vary. When the countess died, the number of buffalo that will be deducted for the purpose of the event far more than for the non-grandee. For noble families, the number of buffalo can range from 24 up to 100 buffalo tails, and even have a 365 until the number of buffalo and pig tails reach the thousands. While middle-class residents are required slaughtered buffalo tails 8 plus the 50 pigs, and long ceremony about 3 days.

5). But, before the amount is insufficient, bones should not be buried in the cliffs or in high places. Hence, it is not rare relic stored for years in Tongkonan (Toraja traditional house) until the deceased families can set up animal sacrifice ..

6). Clay is in the first Tongkonan (Tongkonan tammuon), only a day, and the next day remains will be moved again to Tongkonan which is slightly to the top again, that is Tongkonan barebatu, and here is the same as the program in the first Tongkonan, the slaughter and meat go around to people around the Tongkonan.

7). Carried the corpse duba-duba (litter typical Toraja). In the future there duba-duba-lamba lamba (a long red cloth, usually located in front of the litter remains, and in this procession, the fabric is drawn by the women in the family).

8).This procession after church and lunch. Then close family spirit mengusung keranda join it. The men who lift keranda is, while the women-lamba lamba.












9). In this process there is a sequence that must be implemented, in the first we will see people carrying a huge gong, and then followed with tompi saratu (or the usual we-know with flag-bearer), and right in the back rows of tompi saratu have tedong (buffalo), followed by a lamba lamba-and then the last duba-duba. Here tedong (buffalo) who participate, sorted from the buffalo the most expensive to the most inexpensive. Price mancapai the buffalo have hundreds of million rupiah.

10). Corpse will be buried in Rante (special field where a procession in progress), there have been rough stand (temporary home made of bamboo and wood) that has been given a number. Penetrating itself functions as a residence of the relatives who came later. Because the event does not take them all back to their home but stay in the rough that has been provided by families who are sorrow.

11). Hearse procession finally reached the Rante that will be placed on lakkian (tower remains disemayamkannya place during a procession in progress). The tower is the highest building in the rough-rough on the Rante. Lakkian own tree made of bamboo with a form of traditional Toraja house. Dibaringkan on the corpse before lakkian will be buried. Rante is ready in a few head of buffalo akan ditinggoro (cut) to feed the guests and family.











12). After the hearse to the lakkian, next event is the reception of guests, including relatives who came from across the country. In the afternoon a procession after the reception is complete, followed by entertainment for the family and the guests who came, with the exhibit ma'pasilaga tedong (compete buffalo). Extraordinarily large number of spectators, because during the ceremony signs Solo ', ruminant animals compete is awaited event-waiting.

13). During the next few days the reception of guests and compete buffalo is the next agenda, receiving guests continue to be carried out until all the guests-guests are in place that provided the rough located in Rante. Always held the day afternoon water buffalo compete, this is an entertainment that tune by the Tana Toraja until the funeral day. Whether it is buried in lo'ko 'batu (holes in the cliffs, mountain cliffs), in patane (grave made as custom house) and that in lo'ko' mata (large stones in the hollow because it deliberately be chiselled).