4. Living with the Dead – Indonesia
In the Toraja district of Indonesia, there is a ritual that sounds pretty creepy, although it is actually endearing and respectful when viewed from their perspective. The dead bodies of loved ones are draped in special outfits and put in separate rooms of the house until they can be buried.
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Evidently, this is partially done because the cost of a funeral is so high, whereby affording it may even take up to a year. There is another ritual in this district where once a year, they dig up their dead to wash, groom and dress them in new clothes. This is called “The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses”. Interacting with dead corpses is not something our culture is accustomed to doing, so both seem a bit shocking.
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