Solo Rambu Tradition: Toraja Traditional Ceremony That Is Magis At The Same Time Capturing

Illustration of the Solo Rambu (jadesta.kemenparekraf.go.id) ceremony

YOGYAKARTA The people of Toraja, South Sulawesi have interesting customs as well as captivates one of them is the tradition of the Solo Rambu. This tradition is actually related to death so that the impression of magic is felt. On the other hand, many feel interested in participating in this ceremony. Then what is the Solo Toraja Rambu?

The Solo Rambu is a traditional ceremony of death carried out by the people of Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi. Like the death ceremony, the Solo Rambu is intended to deliver a person's spirit to a more peaceful spirit.

This ceremony is also intended to perfect the spirit of the deceased. If this event has not been held, then the spirit of the deceased is not perfect. The Toraja community also believes that if the Solo Rambu ceremony is not held, it is feared that it will cause bad karma.

In an article entitled The Solo Rambu Indigenous Ceremony: Between Gengsi and Urgency published in the Paradigm Cultural Studies Journal, it is said that the Solo Rambu is an expensive ceremony. The reason is to hold this ceremony is to slaughter buffalo or shoot.

The number of weapons needed is also adjusted to the social strata of people who died. The higher the social status of the deceased, the more buffalo must be cut.

The same thing is also said in an article uploaded on the kemdikbud.go.id website. It is said that the Solo Rambu funeral ceremony is quite complicated and requires quite a large amount of money. Not infrequently the Toraja community will bury someone who has died for months after his death. The family needs more time to raise funeral funds.

While waiting for the funds to be achieved, the bodies of the dead will be stored in the funeral home. Storage time can even reach a matter of years.

If the family has determined the time for the implementation of the Solo Rambu, then all family members will come to the hangout. Their arrival would certainly bring buffalo that symbolize condolences. The animal was then slaughtered and then the meat was distributed traditionally to the family and the community who helped with traditional ceremonies.

Interestingly, the Solo Rambu Ceremony is not only a ritual full of magic but is a ceremony that attracts foreign tourists. One of these moments is the moment

One of the lively Solo Rambu rituals was held in 2011 for Agnes Datu Sarugalo, the biological mother of the wife of Regent Sinjai Andi Rudiyanto Asapa who served in 2008'2013.

Quoted from Antara, November 19, 2024, the ritual was presented by Tedong Bonga (the stripe) which costs hundreds of millions.

Not only lively, the funeral ritual is able to attract the attention of tourists, especially from abroad.

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