This tradition is running on the island of Sulawesi, Indones
This tradition is running on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Torajan, who lives here, does not consider his family members dead even after his death. They keep their bodies mammish for weeks, months and sometimes for years. Interestingly, they treat her like a sick person. Torajan considers the dead sick and sleeping. They feed them on time, wear clean clothes and take good care of them. According to a report by the National Geographic, people keep the bodies in the house according to their economic condition. While poor people create cremation immediately, rich people keep them as a mummy in the house for many years. He is considered a Tomakula i.e. a sick person. The way of bid farewell to them is also quite different.
He believes that after death, the soul returns to the sky as a Puya. Even after the funeral, these people visit the tombs of their ancestors every other year. From here they take out the bodies, clean, wear new clothes and put back.
People of Torajan tribe of Indonesia celebrate a unique festival called 'Ma'ne Festival. The festival of Manene in English means' ceremony to clean the dead bodies. The special thing about this festival is that the corpses of their ancestors are taken out of the tomb, they are cleaned and they are dressed in new clothes. This tribe believes that even after death, souls are on their journey, and it is necessary to prepare them for this journey.
The beginning of Manene Festival is considered about 100 years ago. There is an old story behind it that tells the elders of Barppu village. According to the story, Pong Rumasake, a hunter of the Torajan tribe, saw a corpse in the forest. He cremated the corpse by wearing his clothes and cremated him. After this, there was a lot of good changes in his life, and he made this practice prevailing in the tribe.
This festival begins after the death of a person. But the special thing here is that the deceased is not buried immediately, but is prepared for his next visit for several days. During this time large animals, such as bulls and buffaloes are sacrificed and the house of the deceased is decorated with their horns. People of the tribe believe that souls are happy and bless them.
During the Manene festival, corpses are removed from the tomb after many years. They are cleaned, new clothes are worn, and are buried again. The Torajan tribe follows this unique custom with great pride, as they believe that it pleases the souls of the ancestors and bless them.
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