OBJECT TOURISM FROM TORAJA AND TORAJA UTARA\r
Toraja is not only known for its coffee but Toraja culture is one of the unique indigenous civilization in the world. Once you arrive at Toraja,you will find yourself at the one of most beautiful highlands in Indonesia.\r
Tongkonan house is believed to resemble boat used by Toraja ancestor to enter the land through Sadan river.Tongkonan house can be understood as living literature of Toraja civilization as it walls are fully carved with more than 100 Toraja design which reflects Toraja philosophy.\r
Being geofraphically isolated for centuries. Toraja keeps its old tradition up to present time.Toraja funeral ceremony is not as occasion but rather as a moment for family gathering and enhancing social bonds.\r
Noble families funeral ceremony may last in days, involving hundreds, or even thousands of people which made the family of the deceased build ceremony houses to lodge the families and relatives during the funeral. Hundreds water buffaloes and pigs are slaughtered\r
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Production by the Department of Culture and Tourism of South Sulawesi in Indonesia
