Friday, 9 September 2016

Zombie Ceremony: Dead Body Exhumed n Made-Up

The locals dig up dead relatives to celebrate the ritual every three yearsHerman Tandi brushes grandfather's hair
As part of the zombie ceremony, even the skeletons of children are exhumed.
Damaged coffins are fixed or replaced before the mummies are walked around the area by following a path of straight lines during the ritual, called Ma'nene, or The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses.
These fascinating pictures show an annual ritual where villagers dig up the bodies of their dead relatives before washing, grooming and dressing them up in fancy new clothes.

Families in the Indonesian province of Toraja in South Sulawesi perform the act to keep their relatives alive in their hearts and minds.
Villagers show their love for dead relatives by digging them up and dressing them in fresh clothes for a bizarre ritual.

The skeletons of Jesaya Tandibua and Yakolina Namanda had hair brushed by grandson Herman Tandi, 32, after they were decked out in wedding outfits.
Nearby an army veteran, dead for a decade, was dressed in uniform for the Ma’nene ritual, or Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses, which takes place in Toraja, Indonesia, every three years.


4 comments:

  1. What is their problem self. They should better allow the dead rest in peace.

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  2. These people did not allow d dead to rest.What type oftradition is this !!!

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