Traditional ceremony (death ceremony)
The sign of Solo is a customary
ceremony of the death of the Tana Toraja people which aims to honor and bring
the spirits of the dead to the spiritual realm, that is to return to eternity
with their ancestors in a resting place, called Puya, located in the southern
part of human habitation. This ceremony is often called a ceremony for the
perfection of death. It is said that, because the deceased is considered dead
only after the whole procession of the ceremony is fulfilled. If not, then the
deceased is only considered a "sick" or "weak" person, so
that he remains treated as a living person, that is laid in bed and given food
and drink, and always invited to talk.
Therefore, the local people consider
this ceremony as very important, because the perfection of this ceremony will
determine the position of the deceased person's soul, whether as a ghost soul
(bombo), a spirit reaching the god (to-bali puang), or being a protective deity
( deata). In this context, the Rambu Solo ceremony becomes an "obligation",
so that in any way the people of Tana Toraja will hold it as a form of devotion
to their deceased parents.
The festivity of the Rambu Solo
ceremony is determined by the social status of the deceased family, measured by
the number of animals sacrificed. The more buffalo slaughtered, the higher the
social status. Typically, for noble families, the number of buffalo slaughtered
ranges from 24-100 heads, while the middle class residents ranged from 8
buffalo plus 50 pigs. In the past, this ceremony was only able to be performed
by noble families. But along with economic development, social strata is no
longer based on heredity or position, but based on the level of education and
economic kemandanan. Currently, there are many Toraja people from the social
strata of the people bias
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