Indonesia - Tana Toraja
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Rambu Soloq ceremonies
Apotheosis of the dead
Funeral rites of Tana Toraja
Ancient tradition of the highlands
The great respect
The act of boundless love
Serving the spirits
On the final pathless path
The deceased is not buried, but embalmed
The great ancestor shares the same roof, the same house
Until the ceremonies reach the end,
the elder soul is still presente
Together with the Family
The proof of selfless love
The person who is sick
The one who fell asleep
When the visitors enter the buffalo-slaughtering field,
the ceremony shall begin
After tedong silaga, the show of strenght and bravery,
the family slaughters buffaloes and pigs,
so the spirit of the Elder is satiated
and can dwell forever in Peace
The visitors are granted with the meat of the sacrifice
However, the largest piece belongs to the deceased
Aluk todolo provides strenght before the journey
Slaughtered heads decorate the place of puya
And the house of the bereaved
Decorated with horns
On the eleventh day of the ceremony, the body is buried
Caved up on a Cliff
On the eleventh day of the ceremony,
the spirit of the dead leaves...
...on the path to the Land of Souls
To the Land of Souls