It is true that Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi (Indonesia) has long been famous for its natural scenic mountains and customary ritual that is unique. The most famous, of course, the party signs the funeral held Solo respected figure.
Each year the party took place at several places in the Toraja is always inviting the arrival of thousands wisatawan.Selain Solo Signs, in fact there is a rare traditional rituals nan in Toraja, the Ma 'Nene', namely the ritual clothing clean and replace the dead ancestors.
This ritual is known only in the interior of Toraja society Baruppu North. Typically, Ma 'Nene' held every August. When Ma 'Nene' progress, the coffins of the fathers, leaders and parents, removed from the tombs and stone canal and placed in the arena ceremony.
There, family members and relatives had gathered. Gradually, they took out the body (both are still intact and living skeletons) and change clothes in the body remains attached to the baru.Mereka treat the body as if it were alive and remain a part of the family.
Ritual Ma 'Nene' by society Baruppu regarded as a manifestation of their love of the fathers, leaders and relatives who had died. They remain hopeful, keep their ancestral spirits of evil interference, plant pests, as well as misfortune of living.
Ritual Origin of Ma 'Nene' in Baruppu
The story of the hereditary states, in ancient times lies the beast of a hunter named Pong Rumasek. While hunting in the mountainous forest areas Balla, instead found a wild animal, he instead found the body of someone who has long passed away. The body was lying under the trees, abandoned, living bones.
Feeling pity, Pong Rumasek then treating the body as I can. The bones were wrapped with clothes he wore, and then placed in an airy and decent area. After that, Pong Rumasek continue the hunt.
No warning, since the incident, each time Pong Rumasek hunt, he always get great results. Herded like animals into the forest itself. Not only that, when he got home, Pong Rumasek found in paddy fields was already yellowing, pithy and ready to harvest prematurely.
Pong Rumasek regard, it is obtained thanks to all the fortune he showed compassion when caring for a nameless corpse is discovered while hunting. Since then, Pong Baruppu Rumasek and public bodies to glorify the ancestors, and relatives with a ceremonial figure Ma 'Nene'.
In the ritual Ma 'Nene' there are also unwritten rules that bind people. For example, if a wife or husband dies, the widowed spouse who remarried before should not be held Ma 'Nene' for him.
When Ma 'Nene' was held, the nomads from Baruppu are scattered all over the country will return home to honor his ancestors.
Baruppu citizens believe that if Ma 'Nene' is not held then the ancestors will be spared to keep them. Disaster will hit, the disease will befall the people, rice fields and rice will not produce a pithy and lush plants.
