Exploring Tana Toraja

Tongkonan is the traditional home of Toraja people. It consists of a pile of wooden structures whose roof is horned and decorated with carvings and red and black colors. The word "tongkon" comes from the Toraja language meaning "sitting" or sitting together. In addition to home, Tongkonan is the center of socio-cultural life of Toraja tribe. Rituals and ceremonies associated with traditional homes always involve large families. Look tongkonan Tongkonan is very important in the spiritual life of Toraja tribe. Therefore all family members will be bound by tongkonan. According to the Toraja folklore, the building was first built in heaven and when their ancestors descended to earth, they began to imitate the home of that paradise. In another version, it is said that, there was once a traditional leader named Londong. He tried to unite the group by holding a large ceremony. Implementation of the ceremony by means of slaughtering pigs. Then called Tongkonan which

Toraja is one of the tribes inhabiting the peninsula of Sulawesi, they mostly reside in a district called Tana Toraja and North Toraja, about 350 km north of Makassar city capital of South Sulawesi province. The most famous culture of course is the funeral ceremony of the nobility that took place very lively and spent up to billions of dollars. In contrast to the Bugis or Makassar tribes who are equally located in the province of South Sulawesi, Torajans are famous for their funeral ceremonies that are more lively than wedding ceremonies. The wedding ceremony itself is mostly similar to the wedding ceremony of Makassar or Bugis tribe. wedding ceremony Marriage for Toraja people should be with the blessing of both pairs of parents, if it is violated then married men and women will be alienated or not recognized as a child. In ancient times marriage is not as it is now, men and women have not been free to interact and parents and large families are in control in the process of m

The people of Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, known as multicultural societies, have various ethnicities, races and religions, have a unique way of caring for tolerance between ethnic and religious communities. The tradition of "Tolu Batu Lalikan" which in Torajan means meaningful alliance between culture, religion and government becomes the strong adhesive of tolerance among religious people in Toraja. Harmony of toraja community Exploring the meaning of cultural and religious symbols in the broad context for the welfare of human beings who are constantly encouraged by the people, government and religious leaders, make Toraja not easily provoked by conflict or disharmony between religious people who often explode in some areas in the country. Reverend Sulaiman Manguling MTh, who is also a community figure in Tana Toraja mentioned, the synergy that was built firmly between ethnic, tribe and religious people in Toraja has lasted hundreds of years ago. Interestingly, accord

Buffalo is the most important animal for Toraja people, one of ethnic in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. For Toraja ethnicity, especially Toraja Sa'dan, buffalo is the most important animal in their social life. The buffalo or in the local language tedong or carembau can not be separated from the daily life of the community. In addition to being an animal to meet the needs of social life, traditional rituals and beliefs, buffaloes are also a tool of social status, as well as transaction. Bonga is a colored black and white combination Buffalo is also a major animal in parties and ceremonies. Although it is rare to find the practice of slaughtering buffalo at the party, alleged practice in Toraja is a typical Asian culture that remains. Compared to pigs or chickens that are also important for Torajans, buffalos are much more of a social value. Especially in agriculture, rice fields and fields as well as in the cultural rituals of tuka 'sign and the solo sign that characterizes

Tana Toraja is generally the name of Regency in South Sulawesi Province. This region became one of the cultural icons in Sulawesi due to its extraordinary cultural peculiarities. Tana Toraja gives a mysterious impression to the immigrants as well as tourists who visit it because of the feel of the residence of Tana Toraja people who seem very natural as well as the mysticism of society is very high. Various customs and ceremonies of Toraja people intersect close to the death itself. Tana toraja community Toraja community has a typical custom house called Tongkonan and banua. Tongkonan shaped house on stilts (built with a high floor a few meters from the ground) with an exotic curved curved roof. One of the famous tongkonan in Tana Toraja is Buntu Kalando which is the house where Puang Sangalla or King Sangalla lived once. While the banua is a simple bamboo hut that is a place of ordinary people's lives or slaves. The Toraja people mostly live in the valley between high mou

Funeral In Toraja society, the funeral service is the most important ritual and costly. The more rich and powerful man, then the cost of the funeral service will be more expensive. In religion aluk, only noble families who are entitled to hold a big funeral feast. Funeral party a royalty is typically attended by hundreds of people and lasted several days. A funeral procession place called Rante is usually prepared in a prairie, as well as the mourners in attendance, as well as a granary, and the various other funeral devices made by the family of the deceased. Flute music, singing, song and poetry, weeping and wailing is an expression of condolence carried out by the Toraja, but it does not apply to funeral children, the poor and the lower class. Funeral The funeral ceremony recently held occasionally after weeks, months, even years since death is concerned, with the aim that the bereaved family can collect enough money to cover funeral expenses. Toraja people believe that dea

Religion Toraja traditional belief systems are polytheistic animism called aluk, or "street" (sometimes translated as "law"). In myth Toraja, Toraja ancestors came from heaven by taking the stairs which were later used by the Toraja people as a way of dealing with Puang Matua, the creator god. The universe, according to aluk, the world is divided into upper (Heaven) the human world (earth), and the underworld. At first, heaven and earth to get married and produce darkness, separation, and then comes the light. Animals living in the underworld represented by a rectangular area bounded by the four pillars of the earth is a place for human beings, and paradise is situated on top, covered with saddle roof berbetuk. The gods of other Toraja is Pong Banggai in Rante (god of the earth), Indo 'Ongon-Ongon (goddess of the earthquake), Pong Lalondong (god of death), Indo' Belo tumbles (goddess of treatment), and others. Power on earth that words and actions must b