Digging up the dead: Villagers remove the corpses of loved ones, including tiny babies, so they can be cleaned, given new clothes
THIS INDONESIAN TRIBE DIGS UP GRAVES OF THEIR DEAD RELATIVES TO BATH, GIVE THEM NEW CLOTHES
You look like death warmed up! Indonesian villagers dig up their ancestors every three years and dress them in new clothes in ancient ritual to show ‘love and respect’
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Photos show the Ma’nene Festival in Indonesia where bodies of dead relatives are dug up and dressed upThe ritual has been going for more than a century and is celebrated by the Torajan people in IndonesiaRelatives parade decomposing bodies dressed in new clothes and pose for photos with the corpsesThe festival’s name means ‘The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses’ and it takes place every three years
The Torajan people of Indonesia proudly display their dead relatives after digging them up and dressing them in new clothes in an ancient ritual that is meant to show respect for their late loved ones.
Every three years, the tribe from Sulawesi island exhume their dead, who they wash and dress in fresh clothes and then pose for family photographs in a festival known as Ma’nene.
The ritual, which translates as ‘The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses,’ has been going for more than a century.
While Indonesia is predominantly a Muslim country, the people of Tana Toraja are mostly Protestant Christian.
However, despite their Christian faith, they continue to adhere to old traditions whose roots trace back to animistic beliefs, such as Ma'Nene
The Toraja Church has made several efforts to put a stop to the tradition, but the ancestral cult is deeply anchored in the culture of the Torajans.
Unlike some other cultures, death is barely a parting for those in Toraja.
You look like death warmed up! Indonesian villagers dig up their ancestors every three years and dress them in new clothes in ancient ritual to show ‘love and respect’
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Photos show the Ma’nene Festival in Indonesia where bodies of dead relatives are dug up and dressed upThe ritual has been going for more than a century and is celebrated by the Torajan people in IndonesiaRelatives parade decomposing bodies dressed in new clothes and pose for photos with the corpsesThe festival’s name means ‘The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses’ and it takes place every three years
The Torajan people of Indonesia proudly display their dead relatives after digging them up and dressing them in new clothes in an ancient ritual that is meant to show respect for their late loved ones.
Every three years, the tribe from Sulawesi island exhume their dead, who they wash and dress in fresh clothes and then pose for family photographs in a festival known as Ma’nene.
The ritual, which translates as ‘The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses,’ has been going for more than a century.
While Indonesia is predominantly a Muslim country, the people of Tana Toraja are mostly Protestant Christian.
However, despite their Christian faith, they continue to adhere to old traditions whose roots trace back to animistic beliefs, such as Ma'Nene
The Toraja Church has made several efforts to put a stop to the tradition, but the ancestral cult is deeply anchored in the culture of the Torajans.
Unlike some other cultures, death is barely a parting for those in Toraja.
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