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In Indonesia, the corpses walk (8 photos)
An eerie ritual of black magic practiced by persistent rumors in the town of Toraja, Indonesia. In recent years, the spectacle can be seen less often, but since 1905 the history knows not one mention of that in this town the corpses themselves go to the grave.
fact that the cemetery is located deep in the mountains, so the locals are turning to dark sorcerers that animates the body at the time of the last path.
The dead are on their own, and behind him is a witch.
One condition - no one should touch the dead body, because after touching a corpse falls and never rises.
Toraja - tribe living in the south of Sulawesi, Indonesia, gained fame in a very original way of burying the dead. Despite the fact that most members of the tribe Toraja are Christian, they are still strong old beliefs. The funeral of the tribe celebrated very lavishly, including the donation of dozens of buffalos and pigs.
The main concern is a member of the tribe Thoraya save enough money to have accompanied him on his last journey with all provisions honors. Sometimes the bodies of the dead are kept in the house for many years after their death. At this time, other relatives belong to him as a "patient" and not dead, simultaneously collecting money for the funeral, in which there must be a few hundred guests. Visitors can attend the ceremony, but only if their clothes are no black or red color.
Members of the tribe Thoraya rarely buried in the ground, more often they are buried in tombs that were built in the surrounding rocks, or in wooden coffins suspended in the mountains. The most popular place of burial in the mountains looks like Swiss cheese with lots of holes.
In addition, close to the place of burial is usually located tau tau - a wooden effigy of a life-size, personifying the deceased. Earlier on tau-tau can be determined only half of the dead, but today carvers are trying to make a scarecrow-like "original". Tau-tau is usually placed on the carved balconies, the spirit of the deceased was able to follow the descendants. But, unfortunately, too many statues have been stolen in recent years in order to sell to tourists, so the families of the dead began to hold the tau-tau in the house.
The coffins of the dead who did not have room in the cliff, hanging on it. They are decorated with geometric shapes, but with time, when the tree begins to rot, white bones exposed. Some members of the tribe Thoraya exhibit ingenuity in the hope of saving and buried several family members in the same coffin. In the end, it does not stand mount and break under the weight of the bodies. But, judging by the number of bones in the lower part of the rock, it does not bother anyone.
The youngest members of the tribe Thoraya buried in the "children's tree." If a child dies before he started teething, his mother wraps the body of the fabric, and then puts it in the hole made in the "children's tree." Then, the hole is sealed. When the wounds start to grow on the tree, it is believed that it is the child swallowed.
fact that the cemetery is located deep in the mountains, so the locals are turning to dark sorcerers that animates the body at the time of the last path.
The dead are on their own, and behind him is a witch.
One condition - no one should touch the dead body, because after touching a corpse falls and never rises.
Toraja - tribe living in the south of Sulawesi, Indonesia, gained fame in a very original way of burying the dead. Despite the fact that most members of the tribe Toraja are Christian, they are still strong old beliefs. The funeral of the tribe celebrated very lavishly, including the donation of dozens of buffalos and pigs.
The main concern is a member of the tribe Thoraya save enough money to have accompanied him on his last journey with all provisions honors. Sometimes the bodies of the dead are kept in the house for many years after their death. At this time, other relatives belong to him as a "patient" and not dead, simultaneously collecting money for the funeral, in which there must be a few hundred guests. Visitors can attend the ceremony, but only if their clothes are no black or red color.
Members of the tribe Thoraya rarely buried in the ground, more often they are buried in tombs that were built in the surrounding rocks, or in wooden coffins suspended in the mountains. The most popular place of burial in the mountains looks like Swiss cheese with lots of holes.
In addition, close to the place of burial is usually located tau tau - a wooden effigy of a life-size, personifying the deceased. Earlier on tau-tau can be determined only half of the dead, but today carvers are trying to make a scarecrow-like "original". Tau-tau is usually placed on the carved balconies, the spirit of the deceased was able to follow the descendants. But, unfortunately, too many statues have been stolen in recent years in order to sell to tourists, so the families of the dead began to hold the tau-tau in the house.
The coffins of the dead who did not have room in the cliff, hanging on it. They are decorated with geometric shapes, but with time, when the tree begins to rot, white bones exposed. Some members of the tribe Thoraya exhibit ingenuity in the hope of saving and buried several family members in the same coffin. In the end, it does not stand mount and break under the weight of the bodies. But, judging by the number of bones in the lower part of the rock, it does not bother anyone.
The youngest members of the tribe Thoraya buried in the "children's tree." If a child dies before he started teething, his mother wraps the body of the fabric, and then puts it in the hole made in the "children's tree." Then, the hole is sealed. When the wounds start to grow on the tree, it is believed that it is the child swallowed.
