Get to Know the Kalimbuang Bori Tourist Spot in Toraja, Unique Funeral Tradition

YOGYAKARTA - Toraja is known as an area that has a unique tradition in celebrating death. Almost all of its tourist destinations and attractions are related to the final stage of human life. Well, in this article the tourist attraction Kalimbuang Bori will be discussed.

Toraja people have special beliefs and respect for the souls of the dead. For them, these souls are ancestors who must be respected and respected.

As reported by Antara, there are 102 menhirs that are installed and stand upright in the rante area. Rante itself is an area where the Rambu Solo funeral ceremony is carried out for the highest level residents in Toraja.

This high-level funeral ceremony is known as Rapasan Sapurandanan, which is a stage where when someone dies, his family will slaughter at least 24 buffaloes and contain at least four types of Toraja buffaloes. Generally, residents who reach the level of Rapasan Sapurandanan are the customary rulers or Parenge' and nobles.

The Bori Kalimbuang tourist site was established since 1617 and is located in Sesean District, North Toraja Regency. This rock was once brought down from the mountain by the local people together when they were going to hold a funeral ceremony.

Even though they have different sizes, menhir or also known as stone simbuang has the same value in Toraja customs. Therefore, to carry and place it is not arbitrary.

The stone to be carried must pass through several stages of certain rituals before being transported and planted at the rante location. Around the menhir, visitors will find a bamboo building with a boat-shaped roof, typical of Toraja buildings.

The building is called lakkian, a place to house coffins during the Rambu Solo funeral ceremony and also ballakayan. This place is also a building that is functional for families or guests who come to gather and eat together.

In addition to being used as a place to hold funeral ceremonies, Bori Kalimbuang is also used as a place to bury Toraja residents who die.

Unlike cemeteries in general which contain tombstones and graves, in this place the stone is used by the Toraja people as a corpse storage.

If you walk up the trail that is already available, you will see stone graves on the left or right side of the road. In one stone grave, usually not only contains one body, but can be one family.

Because the large stones used are generally prepared as a cemetery for one generation of the family.

Around the closing door there are still lit candles and flowers. As for the front of the tomb, visitors can see photos of the deceased.

As far as the eye of the visitor can see, there are various shapes and forms of rocks that are interesting to see.

In addition to the stone cemetery, there are also baby corpses who have not grown teeth stored in a tarra tree. The funeral, known as passilliran, is carried out a little away from the rante area. However, you can follow the directions to reach the passiliran.

The Bori Kalimbuang tourist attraction is one of nine that UNESCO has designated as a world heritage site for the cultural category in North Toraja. To be able to visit it, you only need to dig into your pocket for Rp. 15 thousand and travel about five kilometers from Rantepao, the capital of North Toraja.

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