Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Natural traveled in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Culture Kambira (Baby Graves in the trees)

Sightseeing this one is very unique, because the bodies of the dead babies put into the tree. Before the body is inserted into the tree trunk, trunk first perforated with holes provisions should not be facing towards the residence of the family of the deceased. Then put a dead baby inside, and covered with a fiber palm tree from releasing material (kulimbang fibers). Visitors are marked in this village, can be seen directly graves of babies buried in the tree. The tree was named Tarra, a tree which resembles breadfruit tree with a circle around the tree trunk 3.5 meters. This tree was about 300 years old and saved tens of 0-7 years old baby's body in it. Sightseeing in Kampung Kambira Kambira, Sangalla District, about 20 km from the town of Rantepao. Currently the tree save dead baby was not used anymore. But Tara is still visible tree standing upright, pull the data so that it becomes a much visited by local tourists want any foreign tourists.







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