Toraja dumpsite?
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In Tana Toraja the alive live with the dead and life is considered to be only a preparation to death. Certainly a wise observation. Anyway by visiting graves many earthy items can be spotted ranging from plastic bags to plastic water bottles. Offerings for the dead or transfering garbage to them?
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Similar ancestor cults exist throughout South-East Asia, in particular among the Strait Chinese.
Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, May 2009.
Labels: death, religion, Sulawesi, Tana Toraja, tradition
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