rante caremony

Rante ceremony

Rante ceremony is the culmination of the ceremony Rambu. Rante ceremony is usually performed in a specialized field. In some settings there Rante ceremony rituals to be performed. Start of the process of wrapping the body, affixing ornaments of gold and silver thread, decrease body to lumbeng, up to the body to place pistirahatan pengusungan last.

Series of ceremonies mentioned above, was also accompanied by a variety of cultural attractions. Cultural attractions on display there are two, namely buffalo race, fighting stiff, and some traditional music. Some traditional music in question is pa'pompan, unnosong, and pa'dali-dali. In addition to traditional music, ceremony Rante also comes with some dances, some dances are pa'badong, pa'randing, pa'dondi, pa'papanggan, pa'katia, pa'pasialaga tedong, and passailo.

It makes the draw ceremony Rante is cata buffalo slaughter.Buffalo slaughtered in a very unique way. No wonder, if the method of slaughter is characteristic of the people of Tana Toraja. How to kill it, the neck of a buffalo cut with just one swing.

Types of buffalo slaughtered by the Tana Toraja not ordinary buffalo, but buffalo Caucasians (tedong bonga). To buy a buffalo Caucasians (tedong bonga), must prepare a pocket as deep as possible. Albino buffalo is sold at a price high enough, even in 2009 reached 50 million perekor.

In addition to its unique way of slaughter, there is also an amazing sight. The scenery looks when a convoy of mourners were led to the body of Puya (resting place). From a distance, it will look like a red rag panjng giant scarf. Shawl stretched among the mourners.