For the islanders it is very important to conduct a “luxury funeral for their loved ones
On the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, a local tribe every three years, digs up the bodies of their dead relatives to bring them in order.
This year, local residents reiterated the traditional ritual. The newspaper published photos of the festival called “the Ceremony of cleaning corpses”, which should show the love and respect of the living to the dead.
According to the newspaper, according to custom, the islanders dig up the graves of ancestors, get the bodies, and then wash them, change with them and take pictures. Sometimes in the villages conducted a competition for the best outfit for the deceased. Ritual for more than 100 years, says the Daily Mail.
After cleaning the bodies of the peasants are repairing or changing the coffins, to avoid the decomposition of the body. For this purpose, the bodies a few times wrapped in a thick cloth.
For the islanders it is very important to conduct a “luxury funeral for their loved ones. Throughout life, they save money so they were also buried with dignity. Often reburial ceremonies can take place in a few years, if not initially have enough money to “chic” ceremony.
Indonesians believe that death is a transitional stage and does not mean the end of life, so accept death without fear, the newspaper notes. The inhabitants of Sulawesi believe that the spirit of a dead person must return to his village, so it is better to die on its territory. If death occurs outside the island, the villagers make every effort to return the body to his native village.
According to the Daily Mail, the people of Sulawesi due to the remoteness is one of the most secretive communities in the world.
