WTF! Indonesian villagers dig up dead relatives from the grave and give them makeovers (photos)
A village known as
Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia practices what many will term 'the most
bizarre' ritual ever as villagers every three years dig up the corpses of loved
ones and give them make overs in an event called the 'Ceremony of Cleaning
Corpses'.
As part of the zombie
ceremony, even the skeletons of children are exhumed, damaged coffins are fixed
or replaced before the mummies are walked around the area by following a path
of straight lines during the ritual.
Herman Tandi, 32 dug up
the skeletons of his grand parents Jesaya Tandibua and Yakolina Namanda,
brushed their hair and wore them wedding suits.
In another part of the
village, another family dug up the skeleton of their relative, an army veteran
that's been buried for ten years, and then dressed him in army uniform for the
ceremony also known as Ma’nene ritual before taking 'family' pictures with
him.
Another man's skeleton,
Paul Sampe Lumba, who has been dead for seven years, was given glasses, a tie
and a striped blazer so he could look good in the family photo while Ne’Tampo,
dead for 30 years receives his own make over .
The villagers have an
ancient belief that a person’s spirit must return to their place of origin so
the more they go to the morgue, the better.
The kind of stories that
come out from Asia tho!
More photos below...
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