[kettleusn]

Ma'nene is a Toraja ritual in the Sulawesi highlands of Indonesia. At intervals of several years, usually in August, families in the Tana Toraja region enter family crypts and take out their preserved relatives. They dry and clean the bodies, put them in fresh clothing, make offerings and take family photographs, then place them back in the tomb.

The custom reflects the Torajan bond with deceased relatives. Before a funeral, a relative who has died is described as sick rather than dead, and bodies are preserved, now generally using formalin. Ma'nene is distinct from rambu solo, the far larger funeral ceremony. Viral accounts claiming that Torajan dead walk by themselves are a sensationalized distortion of the actual ritual.

[Photoplay]

InterestingWonder if a tourist could go witness this or is it just families only

[Kelseecat65]

I'm at a loss for words

[imbok]

I'm pretty sure this ritual was dreamed up by a bunch of DR members who just wanted to see some dead people.

[30564U]

Those are some dapper dead folks. That ritual would get really old really fast.

[wee_yumi]

They don't rot, do they?

[curvature]

Their dead folks look happier and more content than most other dead bodies.

Must be love

[MrBojangles73]

[Sharon]

That's a very caring and special thing to do.

[Jeff4221]

I've known living people who looked worse than the dead people here.