Toraja of legend

Perhaps, the Toraja ancestor is the man who came from Nirwana, melegenda myths that remain from generation to generation until now verbally Toraja people be told that this ancestor Toraja people who first use the "ladder of heaven" to come down from Nirwana, which then function as a media communication with Puang Matua (God Almighty).

Another version of DR. C. CYRUT a anthtropolog, in the research community that menuturkan Tana Toraja is the result of the process akulturasi between the (local / indigenous) inhabit the mainland of South Sulawesi with newcomers who are immigrants from notabene Bay Tongkin (mainland China). Akulturasi process between the two societies, was berlabuhnya immigrants from Indo China with a significant amount of money on the river upstream of the predicted location in the area Enrekang, and immigrants, the pemukimannya build in the area.
Toraja first name given by tribes from the Bugis and Sidendereng Luwu. Sidendreng people call this area with a population sebuatn To Riaja which means "People who stayed in the top or mountainous country," people are called to Luwu Riajang meaning is "the person who dwells in the west." There is also another version of that word to Toraya origin = Tau (people), Raya's words Maraya = (big), meaning the people great, noble. Long run designation becomes Toraja, Tana, and the word means the country, so that the settlement and the tribe known to the Toraja Tana Toraja.
History Aluk
Perhaps people who came down to earth, have been provided with a religious order called aluk. Aluk are religious rules that are a source of cultural and ethnic views of life Toraja ancestor containing religious values that drive patterns of life and behavior of the tribe of Toraja ritual to consecrate the Puang Matua.
The story of the development and distribution of Aluk occur in five phases, namely: Tipamulanna Aluk ditampa dao langi 'the beginning of the creation of the heavens above Aluk, Mendemme' in kapadanganna ie Aluk derived kebumi by Puang Buru Langi 'dirura.Kedua this stage is more myth. In research on substance aluk is a cultural / rule of life that brought the immigrants from the plains on the Indo China 3000 years until about 500 years BC.
Some Key daiam dissemination aluk, among others: Tomanurun Tambora Langi 'is the bearer aluk sabda Saratu' that binds the adherents in the region that is limited Tallu Lembangna.
Apart from that there are Aluk Sanda Pitunna shared by the three leaders, namely: Pongkapadang with Burake Tattiu 'towards the western part of Tana Toraja to Bonggakaradeng, some Saluputti, Simbuang until the Pitu Ulunna Salu Karua Ba'bana Minanga, derngan bring social institution which is called in Toraja language "To Unnirui 'suke pa'pa, to ungkandei kandian saratu the institution does not recognize the social strata. Then Pasontik with Burake Tambolang to areas sebelahtimur Tana Toraja, the area Pitung Pananaian, Rantebua, Tangdu, Ranteballa, Ta'bi, Tabang, Maindo Luwu to the South and North with the social institution called in Toraja: "To Unnirui 'dibonga tribe, To unkandei kandean pindan ", that is the sort of social institution governing the life of the community in three strata sosial.Tangdilino with Burake Tangngana area to the middle of Tana Toraja with a social institution" To unniru'i suke dibonga, To ungkandei kandean pindan ", Tangdilino be married twice, with buen Manik, bear this marriage eight children. Marriage with Tangdilino Salle Bi'ti from Makale bear a child. Ninth child Tangdilino spread keberbagai areas, namely Pabane the sound ', Parange toward Buntao', Pasontik to Pantilang, Pote'Malla to Rongkong (Luwu), Bobolangi the Pitu Ulunna Salu Karua Ba'bana Minanga, Bue to the Duri, Bangkudu Ma ' grooming to Bala (Mangkendek), Sirrang to Dangle.
That makes all Lepongan Moon Tondok Tana Matari 'Allo bound by a rule known by the name of Tana Tondok Lepongan Moon Matari' Allo harfiahnya meaning is "such as the Negri danMatahari months." This name has a background which means, as the alliance of one of the rounded variety of traditional areas. This is because the Tana Toraja never be governed by a single ruler, but the area consists of indigenous groups that are by their respective customs and stakeholders have about 32 stakeholders in the traditional Toraja.
Because trust and unity of indigenous groups, the name of federalism diberilah round or bound in a rounded view of life and a confidence region as a whole tape and adat groups.

STORY BRIEF ADAT Toraja

If you want to easily (without meaning simplify), the traditional ceremony or ritus Toraja people we can become the mainstream 2, the signs Tuka 'and signs Solo'.

Signs Tuka 'ritus is associated with the ritual of life, in this group, among others, the ceremony birth, marriage, harvest festival, parties sukuran / ecstasy ff. Ritus this be done at the time of sunrise to noon (aluk rampe eye-Allo). Ritus is oriented towards the east and is usually conducted in the eastern Tongkonan (Toraja traditional house).

Ritus signs Solo 'or ceremonies related to death of this it seems more popular. I heard the story about the funeral ceremony can say that it seems to make the corpse walk the withdrawal that is still alive. FYI, event signs Solo 'spectacular can take up to many months and would also cut the water buffalo and pigs to many, but rarely have events like this, I may be once a year ... possible, only if there are signs ceremony Solo 'from patrician or visible in the Toraja people of course are able financially to the event in such a way. While signs of Events Tuka 'less popular because it seems never got banned because the church is considered as a glorification of the gods.

Ceremonial signs Solo 'is important because in the perspective of Indigenous People, perfection ceremony will determine the position of the death of spirit, whether as a bombo (gentayangan spirit), to-membali puang (soul I reach the level of the gods), or deata (a guardian deity). In this context, the ritual of death to be a "duty", then in any way Toraja people almost certainly will be a ceremony, so as to serve their parents and to maintain and preserve the culture / tradition.

Of course ritus-ritus and custom ceremony that not only ritus culture and tradition, more than that, also the values of religious faith in the system according to the Toraja people have been living since the history of century-9. We do not discuss ritus from this aspect lho.

Back to the ceremony signs Solo '.
Iy Panggalo (Lecturer Post-graduate School of Religion Christian Toraja) cite a ceremony held Insmerda Lebang Commissioner-General, one of the events penggagas "Toraya Mamali" in October 2006, when mengupacarakan deceased father, Colonel (Pol) Ernst Lebang ceremony with a relatively simple, say the event is only 3 tails cut off the buffalo and the money (which should be able to buy more water buffalo) to donated to the village.

This is a proof of the transformation of culture, ritual death may no longer be synonymous with cutting many buffalo and pigs. Perhaps more to the contrib and devote to the community around.

Social structure of indigenous Toraja discrimination provisions of the pieces of buffalo, for example, 6, 8 and 12 tails, rapasan broom randanan (held duke) even up to 24 tails. However, over the development of economic, social strata no longer be joint-joints such as the offspring of traditional or position, but based on education and economic kemapanan. Toraja people have come from the social strata in traditional entry-class people but the most wealthy, able to perform the ceremony of death-to spend a day with a lot of cutting buffalo.

It is also a reflection Jonathan Parapak L, Chairman of the Toraja people of Indonesia (PMTI). "Indeed, the number of buffalo was very important, but it does not need to many. Rapasan At a ceremony in the broom randanan only according to the number of buffalo, only 24 indigenous chickens. Now, if the number is now more and more, that is shifting."

Perhaps the shift with Jonathan Pak is bergesernya messages moral and social meanings of the buffalo-cutting ceremony and death itself. Because I believe, behind the ritual of death and cut the water buffalo has a noble message, if it be only a matter of competition that reduced the number of buffalo will be very memperihatinkan, and of course waste is not a message that you want to be in the ritual signs Solo '.