Toraja people facts for kids
Toraja traditional house, tongkonan.
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| Total population | |
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| 650,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi | |
| Languages | |
| Toraja-Sa'dan, Kalumpang, Mamasa, Ta'e, Talondo', and Toala'. | |
| Religion | |
| Protestant: 65.15%, Catholic: 16.97%, Islam: 5.99% and Torajan Hindu (Aluk To Dolo): 5.99%. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bugis, Makassarese |
The Toraja are an ethnic group, indigenous to a part of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. There are about 650,000 of them around the world. 450,000 of these still live in the regency of Tana Toraja ("Land of Toraja"). Most of them are Christian. Others of them are Muslim or have local animist beliefs known as aluk ("the way"). The Indonesian government has recognized this animist belief as Aluk To Dolo ("Way of the Ancestors").
Images for kids
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A Toraja warrior from South Sulawesi holding a spear and a traditional Kanta shield.
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Three Toradja elders in traditional warrior garment posing with Dutch Salvation Army officer, 1930.
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Administration building in Rantepao.
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Three Toraja elders in traditional dress attending wake ceremony. March 2014.
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Pa'gellu dance performance in Tana Toraja.
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Each monolith here memorialises a particular deceased person, although the standing stones are neither carved nor signed therefore the person's name may be soon forgotten. The buildings in the background, at the base of the hill, were erected as temporary pavilions for the funeral celebrations as they may eventually be reused here, disassembled and re-erected nearby, kept up for tourist visits, or left to deteriorate, depending on local condition.
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Men working in the fields in Tana Toraja.
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A Toraja village.
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A valuable albino buffalo near Rantepao.
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A stone-carved burial site. Tau tau (effigies of the deceased) were put in the cave, looking out over the land.
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A Torajan tomb in a high rocky cliff is one of the tourist attractions in Tana Toraja.
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See also
In Spanish: Toraya para niños
