I’ve traveled to the remote highlands of Sulawesi Indonesia to witness the
Sulawesi Indonesia to witness the
Sulawesi Indonesia to witness the unusual customs of the people of Toraja
unusual customs of the people of Toraja
unusual customs of the people of Toraja who makes Christianity with ancient
who makes Christianity with ancient
who makes Christianity with ancient religious beliefs thank you for having
religious beliefs thank you for having
religious beliefs thank you for having me a part of this okay thank you I just
me a part of this okay thank you I just
me a part of this okay thank you I just came to visit I just came to visit your
came to visit I just came to visit your
came to visit I just came to visit your grandmother
grandmother
grandmother Hulme I got that one yep oh my oh my oh
Hulme I got that one yep oh my oh my oh
Hulme I got that one yep oh my oh my oh ma in terrassa after someone’s dead but
ma in terrassa after someone’s dead but
ma in terrassa after someone’s dead but before they’re buried they’re considered
before they’re buried they’re considered
before they’re buried they’re considered to be sick or still sleeping so keeping
to be sick or still sleeping so keeping
to be sick or still sleeping so keeping them at home until the burial is a
them at home until the burial is a
them at home until the burial is a common thing that gives families time to
common thing that gives families time to
common thing that gives families time to plan and save money for an elaborate
plan and save money for an elaborate
plan and save money for an elaborate send-off ceremony so this is the family
send-off ceremony so this is the family
send-off ceremony so this is the family welcome to my casa
okay very very beautiful the way she’s
okay very very beautiful the way she’s dressed yeah this uh typical Torian
dressed yeah this uh typical Torian
dressed yeah this uh typical Torian dress how long has she been sleeping for
dress how long has she been sleeping for
dress how long has she been sleeping for four days four days the ancestral
four days four days the ancestral
four days four days the ancestral village of kETK who is home to stone
village of kETK who is home to stone
village of kETK who is home to stone caves where the dead are ultimately laid
caves where the dead are ultimately laid
caves where the dead are ultimately laid to rest I was prepared for a profound
to rest I was prepared for a profound
to rest I was prepared for a profound spiritual moment but as it turns out so
spiritual moment but as it turns out so
spiritual moment but as it turns out so are a lot of other people and um okay
are a lot of other people and um okay
are a lot of other people and um okay thank you
thank you
thank you I was actually under the impression that
I was actually under the impression that
I was actually under the impression that this was a you know sacred and remote
this was a you know sacred and remote
this was a you know sacred and remote and I was actually a bit taken back to
and I was actually a bit taken back to
and I was actually a bit taken back to see so many other tourists it was like
see so many other tourists it was like
see so many other tourists it was like Disney World for the dead there turned
Disney World for the dead there turned
Disney World for the dead there turned out to be people here from all over the
out to be people here from all over the
out to be people here from all over the world what did you come to Tasha for it
world what did you come to Tasha for it
world what did you come to Tasha for it was very nice could you imagine tourists
was very nice could you imagine tourists
was very nice could you imagine tourists coming to your funerals no no no lots
coming to your funerals no no no lots
coming to your funerals no no no lots nothing this way even Katarina who
nothing this way even Katarina who
nothing this way even Katarina who welcomed me into her home earlier turns
welcomed me into her home earlier turns
welcomed me into her home earlier turns out she works in the tourism industry as
out she works in the tourism industry as
out she works in the tourism industry as well at a booth that sells death related
well at a booth that sells death related
well at a booth that sells death related souvenirs you wanna dance and then you
souvenirs you wanna dance and then you
souvenirs you wanna dance and then you use the head and your head show me
use the head and your head show me
use the head and your head show me around show me all the things you’ve got
around show me all the things you’ve got
around show me all the things you’ve got tell me something or why are there so
tell me something or why are there so
tell me something or why are there so many knives here sacrified side of the
many knives here sacrified side of the
many knives here sacrified side of the glass no you kill a buffalo with one
glass no you kill a buffalo with one
glass no you kill a buffalo with one yeah this is a sarong that we wear at
yeah this is a sarong that we wear at
yeah this is a sarong that we wear at the funerals yeah
let’s get this buffalo head to go select
let’s get this buffalo head to go select got to go it’s pretty clear Trojans have
got to go it’s pretty clear Trojans have
got to go it’s pretty clear Trojans have made some of their traditions into an
made some of their traditions into an
made some of their traditions into an entire tourist industry
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