Overview
Tana Toraja is indeed famous for its unique culture. One of them is the funeral ceremony called Rambu Solo. Rambu Solo is a funeral procession of Torajan people, which is different from common funeral ceremony.
By this Rambu Solo funeral ceremony, you can see that Tana Torajan people respect their ancestors very well. The funeral procession consists of several show lists, wherein each of the show, you will able to see the cultural values that still highly maintained by the people of Tana Toraja.
Funeral Ceremony Procession
Mainly, the funeral ceremony is divided into 2 processions, which are Funeral procession (rante), and Art Show. These processions aren’t performed separately but completing each other into a full funeral ceremony.
The funeral Procession / rante consists of sequenced shows. It is held in an open space located in the middle of the Tongkonan Traditional House complex. Those shows are:
- Ma’Tudan Mebalun is a corpse wrapping process.
- Ma’Roto, that is the process of decorating the coffin with gold and silver string.
- Ma’Popengkalo Alang is a process of parading the wrapped corpse to a barn until its ready to be buried.
- Ma’Palao or Ma’Pasonglo is a process of parading the corpse from Tongkonan House to a cemetery complex called Lakkian.
The second procession is the Art Show. This process held not only to celebrate but also a form of respect and pray for the dead. In this procession, you can watch:
- Buffalo parade which will be sacrificed.
- Some local music show which are Pa’Pompan, Pa’Dali-dali, and Unnosong.
- Some traditional dancing shows such as Pa’Badong, Pa’Dondi, Pa’Randing, Pa’katia, – Pa’Papanggan, Passailo and Pa’Silaga Tedong.
- Buffalo fighting shows, before those buffaloes, are sacrificed.
- Buffalo slaughtering as a sacrificed animal.
Hightlights
- Funeral Ceremony Procession
- Sengkang Tour
- Explore Toraja
