"WALKING DEAD" Torajans Culture, Indonesia

Human certainly dies, however, we do not apprehend that day can come back or wherever we have a tendency to progressing to die. these days I will be able to tell concerning Torajans Culture "Walking Dead" that is real within the world, They decision ma'nene.

the giant stone stands majestically on the corner of the hill. The sides are perforated with a square shape and covered with mahogany doors. The style varies. Typical Toraja. The number reached more than one hundred. Inside the hole is a corpse. And most have already lined up or piled up in one hole. That is the stone of Lo'ko ’Mata, the tombstone in the Lembang (Village) area of Tonga Riu, Sesean Suloara, North Toraja. Lo'ko 'Mata is the biggest stone among other stone tombs on the hill north of the city of Rantepao. During the journey from Rantepao, the capital of North Toraja, to Tonga Riu, you will also see other large stones with tombs in them. However, there is nothing as big as Lo'ko 'Mata, which has now been punched up to more than one hundred holes. The size is more or less the same as a three-story house. Ma'nene, understood literally, can have two meanings. Torajans generally understand nene or grandmother, as is usual in other places, as parents of our parents or elderly people. However, in Tonga Riu, nene means 'corpse'. Want to be old or still young when you die, the call is both nene. With the affix "ma" in front of him, Ma'nene can be interpreted as "caring for the corpse". For the North Toraja people in the countryside, Ma'nene is indeed a tradition to show affection for family members who have passed away. Marten L. Bumbungan, one of the community leaders in Tonga Riu, explained that the love referred to through Ma'nene was shown by cleaning or changing clothes and corpses. Caring for it to stay clean even though the body decays with age. In the past, the tradition was carried out by North Toraja residents in general. But, now only residents who live in rural areas in the mountain area are still loyal to do so. Ma'nene rules are different in each village. In Tonga Riu, for example, it is held every three years. But, in Baruppu, another village in North Toraja is held once a year.

Every burrow containing a body can be used for many family members. At most an average of five. Depending on the size of the burrow. And the size can be adjusted depending on the amount of Buffalo paid. To make one burrow, residents usually need three to six buffaloes. There are two functions of buffalo here. Before there was a hole, the buffalo was used to pay the chiselers. But, when Ma'nene, as a form of thanksgiving. It was also adjusted to the ability of the family. Can also be replaced with pigs. On the first day after being opened, the burrow was left open without removing the body. The new family pulled the body out the next day. Even so, tourists have visited Lo'ko 'Mata quite a lot to see the process of opening the tomb. In fact, one of the tombs at the top can be entered by curious tourists. However, Tonga Riu residents actually believe that stone burrows should not be entered by anyone other than family.

The ma'nene culture situated at Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi you'll be able to realize Walking dead at that place. Actually, that ritual to basic cognitive process the ascendant that has kicked the bucket. The ritual has stayed August once harvest season. usually, the village figure can pray for the ascendant and that they can revive for a while. and that they believe after they dressing the ascendant brings the great harvest. that tradition completely different with island tradition 'Trunyan'. therefore this can be the image.