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The family will have it a new clothes and clean the dead body before it walk back to the tomb in rock mountain. In this ritual, a mummy can walk by itself to it's house. Another important element of the Ma'nene festival is replacing and repairing the coffins to stop bodies from decomposing.

Damaged boxes are fixed or replaced. The Torajan people live high in the mountains of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Yes, it is a lot to take in but I haven’t even told you about the most bizarre ritual of Tana Toraja. Okay, I am not done yet. This ritual is … The mummies are then walked around the village by following a path of straight lines.

Ma’nene Festival in Tana Toraja.

Every year in August, a ritual called Ma’Nene (The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses) takes place in which the bodies of the deceased are exhumed to be washed, groomed and dressed in new clothes. This is part of the sacred Ma’nene Festival or the “Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses.” Contrary to what others might think, it is actually a celebration of life and a means to strengthen their bonds with the dead. It means The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses where the Toraja dig up …

In August, a ritual called Ma’Nene takes place in Tana Toraja. In the house, it will sleep again. The Ma'nene festival began in the village of Baruppu more than a century ago, photographer Agung Parameswara, who took these haunting pictures, told MailOnline.

Ma’nene Festival: Creepy Ritual Where Dead Relatives are Dug Up for Family Pictures.

This is Ma'nene ritual, a traditional ritual in Toraja, Sumatera, Indonesia. The Torajans believe that by doing this, the spirits of the departed will bless them for their kind gesture.