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Tana Toraja society itself a lot of roll out ceremony which presents a variety of dances as well as a very interesting attraction, and for those of you lovers of art certainly is not menyianyiakan a chance. In addition, there is also here a very unique custom homes that exist only in Tana Toraja.
History and origins of the Toraja
according to the legend that is spreading in the community, the ancestor of the Toraja the toraja itself comes from a man down from the Nirvana by using the stairs from the sky toward Earth. they therefore believe that the ladder can serve to approach the media themselves to the Lord the Almighty (Puang Matua).
While according to a anthtropolog by the name of Dr. c. CYRUT who is doing research on the torajans, obtained the conclusion that society of Tana Toraja is the result of acculturation of the indigenous population who lived on land that exists in South Sulawesi with newcomers or immigrants from the Gulf of Tongkin/plain of China. The alkuturasi process of the settlement of Indo China with a population that is very much expected to occupy the region of Enrekang, and then they build a place settled in the area
In the beginning the name Toraja is given by the Sidendereng and the Bugis community from Luwu, Sidendreng Society calls the inhabitants of this area by To; which means "people who lived in the mountains or over the country", in contrast to people who call Luwu inhabitants of this area with the Riajang has the meaning To "people who inhabit or settled in the West". The other version is the Toraya means "Nobility". Then as time goes by the term turned into Toraja Tana and the word itself means country, later known as
Tana Toraja. That's a brief history about the origin of the name Tana Toraja, drawn from a variety of sources.
The route of the journey to Tana Toraja
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for those of you who want to visit the Tana Toraja there are two alternatives that you can i.e. using ground transportation mode and also the air. and if you are from out of town you can transit in the city of Makassar in advance, because for a while the flight path can be reached by plane from major cities in Indonesia-Hasanuddin airport Makassar.
For travel using ground transportation and starts from the city of Makassar-South Sulawesi. You can use public transportation namely inter-provincial buses that you can meet at the Bus terminal of power '. These buses are equipped with facilities such as air conditioning, nice small room as well as comfortable seats, very well suited to long-distance travel. Usually this bus will depart on a predetermined schedule. In addition, you can also use other alternative transportation by rented vehicles headed to Tana Toraja. Time taken to reach Tana Toraja around 6-8 hour journey and it is highly recommended to travel during the day, because you will be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the mountains, rice fields that stretches as well as panoramic views of the coast can treat tired during the trip.
The route you will pass through during the trip by using ground transportation, among others, you will be exploring some of the existing districts in South Sulawesi, including the cities of Maros, Barru and Pangkep,. Here your journey will pause to rest after it continued to Pare-Pare, Sidendreng, Enrekang and then came You in Tana Toraja Regency.
Then if you use air transportation mode, you can start it from the Hasanuddin airport Makassar-with Dirgantara Air Service (DAS) to the airport Pongtiku in Rantetayo with a travel time of approximately 45 minutes. Fore the local Government will build a bigger airport which is at Mengkendek, so that the visitors from out of town can transit in the airport without passing through the airport in Makassar Hasanuddin.
Activities that can be done in Tana Toraja
here you can get around to Lemo and Londa, Allo, Look in the area where you can see a very unique cemetery is very well known even to international prominence. The funeral shaped caves located in the Rocky walls and the numerous caves filled with coffins and human bones, indeed sometimes bizarre, according to us but that's the uniqueness of culture of Tana Toraja society.
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If you are visiting Tana Toraja in June, July or December, you can watch the butcher do the slaughter of dozens of pigs and buffalos are colossal. And you can also see how the uniqueness and sakralnya of culture or customs of Tana Toraja. A Buffalo and a pig is an animal who made sacrifices for the ceremony of death in this place. According to the beliefs of the Toraja society such animals is a means of transportation toward puya for the deceased man who died
. In Tana Toraja ceremony there for the menghirmati people who died by rolling out a party and slaughtered dozens of Buffalo and pig tails. This dekenal ceremony with ceremonial death Signs Solo '. This party is usually held for one night or even up to seven nights depending on the social status in Toraja society.
Beside that, if you want to see the typical residence or House of the people Toraja i.e. Tongkonan are beautifully decorated and equipped with barns, you can visit the village Ke'te ' Kesu. Here there are many rows of Tongkonan which forms the roof similar to the saddle. The roof of a House typical of the Toraja society made of bamboo is cut and arranged in overlapping. but as the development of the age of the roof of the House is typical of Tana Toraja society many using zinc as an ingredient. Tongkonan has different types of tailored to the degree of nobility. then on the walls-the walls are decorated with geometric and abstract patterns are white, red and black. at Ke'te You can also find Kesu craftsmen carved bamboo and a variety of other traditional handicrafts.
Then when you are visiting the area of Lemo, you can see the cemetery ball hang on the wall which is a special grave for nobles. This area is known as Lemo because in this place there is a rock cave, measuring very large and rounded, the shape is similar to that of citrus fruit and on liang-liangnya form spots as well as citrus fruits. Here there are also graves of the Chairman of the custom named Songgi Patalo which are about 500 years old.
Then if you continue visit to Suaya, you will find the tombs of the Royal family, then near Sangala you will find the grave of baby trees. According to the beliefs of the Toraja society itself when there are babies or children who died then it should be buried in a tree, and the tree will grow around the. In addition, if you visit the Palawa, you will find typical weaving crafts Center of Toraja, which also contained the Tongkonan and the burial, where ceremonies and festivals are commonly used by the local community.
Not only that, you can continue to visit Stone Tumonga yag Sesean mountain slopes were in which is about 25 kilometers from the Rantepao. Here you can see the beauty of nature in the form of rice terracing and numerous rocks.
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