They gathered Patane’s unique, a small house grave where the Toraja’s sputy in Lembang Lempo Poton Village, Rinding Allo, North Toraja, South Sulawesi is a few time ago. One of the basics that have been released from the coffin and its wrap, to be shown and introduced to all family rumpuns.
Mayat is then cleaned from dirt and purified with new clothes that is worth living. The family treats the devil is worth a living person and as if it is still in the midst of them, not forgetting them take pictures together, break them or just simply touch it. Mayat then wrapped back inserted into a coffin to back put into Patane.
That is the Ma’Nene Tradition, which is an advanced of the Solo Rambu ceremony, the ceremonies of death to bury and store the mayal in Patane and preserve it by injecting traditional ingredients.
PARA LELUHUR - A number of Toraja’s ancestors in front of Patane
NEW MATERIAL - A number of families besides the genazah naturearhum Piter Sampe Sambara’s (left) with her new outfit
The ritual of Ma’Nene’ is also interpreted as an adhesive of drought, and even being a written rule. When one of the spouses of the wife died the world, then the spouse that died should not be married again before holding Ma`ne, otherwise the status they are still considered a spouse of a legitimate wife.
This ritual is also a form of compassion and love for families who are still living against their families who have died. The rarest ritual was held every three years at Agusutus Month after the hawker.
MUMMY - A number of families besides the natural genazah of Piter Sampe Sambara’ who died 80 years ago who appeared a mummy shaped
DISEMAYAM- Jenazah Alamarhum Piter Sampe Sambara' was indulged in Patane
Photo and Text: Tikupadang Manda Sahrul
NE' MARTHA BU'TU' - A family raised the almarhum Nene' Martha Bu'tu' who died 40 years ago
LELUHUR - A number of Toraja's people opened his ancestor's mayal wrap
MUMMY - Jenazah Alamarhum Piter Sampe Sambara' who died 80 years ago was released from the casket
