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	Toraja Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Toraja is from To-ri-aja, men of the mountains, the name that the Bugis to the south gave to these people, who live in the mountains in the north of the southwest peninsula of Sulawesi.
		He is judged by Pong Lalondong and then climbs a mountain to reach heaven, where he joins the deified ancestors as a constellation which guards mankind and the rice.
		The to minaa priest recites the origin of the Toraja at important rituals.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/indon/toraj.html (1239 words)

	De Toraja
		De Toraja zijn onderverdeeld in verschillende sub-groepen, waarvan de Sa’dan- of zuidelijke Toraja de grootste is. Vanwege hun rijke cultuur hebben de Sa’dan-Toraja altijd het meest in de belangstelling van de buitenwereld gestaan.
		Veel Toraja hebben in de jaren zestig het overvolle huis van hun familie verlaten om hun heil te zoeken in de grotere steden van Indonesië, of te gaan werken voor de multinationals die zich na de coup van ‘65 in Indonesië vestigden.
		In Tana Toraja worden verder groenten, maïs, cassave en pinda’s verbouwd.
	www.travelmarker.nl /bestemmingen/azie/indonesie/bevolking/toraja.htm (689 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tana Toraja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Tana Toraja (the land of Toraja) is a region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
		Although some of the population is christianized, or subscribe to the Muslim faith, at least on the surface, they maintain many animist traditions, especially their funerary rites, which featuring the slaughter of buffalo, a sacred animal and pigs, a sign of wealth.
		Bagi masyarakat Toraja untuk menjamu tamu, suguhan yang pertama adalah sirih pinang yang akan melambangkan bahwa tamu yang datang telah di terima dalam lingkungan keakraban keluarga.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tana-Toraja (456 words)

	Death - the last taboo: Burial - Toraja
		There is a belief in Toraja that when you die you won't be separated directly from the family - you are expected to bring them good luck and so the family must respect you.
		Row of funeral houses on the rante, Toraja region, 1972.
		The Toraja live in the mountainous southern region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
	www.deathonline.net /disposal/burial/toraja.cfm (715 words)

	indonesiaphoto.com - Toraja identity
		Toraja view these groups as relations of "blood and bone," that is, relations between parents and children--the nuclear family.
		Since Toraja reckon kinship bilaterally, through both the mother and father, the possibilities for extending the concept of rarabuku in several different directions are many.
		Because of the successful efforts of highly placed Toraja officials in the central government, their feasting practices were granted official status as a branch of Balinese Hinduism.
	www.indonesiaphoto.com /content/view/179/41 (657 words)

	Blogger: Email Post to a Friend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		"Toraja" was merely a derogatory term applied by the Bugis and Makassarese living in the lowlands of the southwest peninsula of Sulawesi (then called Celebes) to any of the many different peoples living in the mountainous regions of the peninsula and central Sulawesi.
		Today, Tana Toraja (Toraja Land) is an administrative district in the province of South Sulawesi, the people living there comprise one of the four official suku bangsa (ethnic groups) of the peninsula, and the Toraja are celebrated (at least amongst anthropologists, tourists, and television crews) for their fantastic architecture and elaborate funerals.
		The Toraja are famous for their huge, boat-shaped rice barns and their famously elaborate and gory funeral celebrations, featuring animal sacrifices and often a sizable contingent of foreign funeral tourists.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=6231564&postID=107474966249350138 (953 words)

	Travel Toraja - Cultural Tours, Festival, Burial Ceremony - South Sulawesi Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Toraja Land, is known for its unique culture and ancient traditions.
		Torajan culture is a complex blend of ancestor worship and animistic beliefs where rituals for the dead are colorful festivals to pave the way for the soul's entry into the hereafter.
		The graves in Tana Toraja are made in huge rocks because of their strength and relative safety from animals and thieves.
	www.travellingtoindonesia.com /sulawesi/toraja.htm (561 words)

	Toraja Handicraft : Traditional House, Woven Cloth, Bamboo Flute, Traditional Bags. Tissues Box. Key Hanger, etc
		Geographically, Tana Toraja is located on mountain and it is one of the regency in South Sulawesi which is settled by Toraja Ethnic Group.
		The phenomenon of Toraja culture can be seen at the shape of traditional villages, traditional house architecture, death party, and various shapes of traditional cemetery (such as cemetery of natural cave, chisel cave, wooden tree, hanging cemetery, and various shape of coffin such as the shape of buffalo, pig, chicken and boat).
		Various souvenirs about Toraja such as traditional house of Torajanese in small shape, sculptures, woven cloth, and various shapes of carving with the characteristic of Toraja which is full of belief symbols and life.
	www.eastjava.com /gallery/toraja/index.html (498 words)

	toraja
		They were Toraja children, for whom the dead were as much a part of everyday life as the rice fields that fill their valleys and the rugged peaks that surround them.
		There may be rice fields where water buffalo do the Toraja Wallow, where groups of farmers thwack enormous golden sheaves on the ground to loosen the kernels and women gather and spread them on mats to dry in the mercilous sun.
		Tana Toraja (meaning land of the Toraja People) is a region located in the southwest of the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi which is separated from Borneo by the Makassar Straight.
	www.beyondthebrochure.homestead.com /toraja.html (2065 words)

	De geschiedenis van de Toraja
		Aan het isolement en de autonomie van de Toraja kwam een einde toen het Nederlandse gouvernement in 1905 besloot de binnenlanden van Sulawesi te pacificeren.
		In 1930 waren slechts 1700 Toraja tot het christendom overgegaan, wat toen nog geen procent van de totale bevolking was.
		Pas na de onafhankelijkheid hebben de Toraja massaal voor het christendom gekozen, waarschijnlijk omdat ze verplicht waren een officiële godsdienst op te geven, maar vooral ook om tegenwicht te bieden tegen de to sallang (de moslims).
	www.travelmarker.nl /bestemmingen/azie/indonesie/geschiedenis/sulawesi_torajaland.htm (901 words)

	Tanah Toraja : 'The Culture That Lives to Die' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Cliffside graves marked by effigies of the dead, Tanah Toraja.
		Eventually we were met and taken down to the first of the villages we were to visit.
		It used to be you could only get up to Tanah Toraja by a grueling eight- or nine-hour road trip, and we didn't mind going back down that way—which we did, enabling us to see a lot more of the island.
	www.merriewood.com /exindo/toraja.html (306 words)

	Begrafenis in Tana Toraja
		Sabine heeft een pil tegen wagenziekte ingenomen en is daardoor heel slaperig, maar niet misselijk.
		Onze laatste dag in Tana Toraja nemen we de bemo en een fikse wandeling naar het dorpje Londa.
		Er heerst in Tana Toraja een groot klasseverschil.
	wereldreis.zondervleugels.nl /smartsite99.htm (2330 words)

	Toraja Ikats
		The closest to Tana Toraja is Kalumpang, in West Toraja, north of Mamasa.
		In the past, the large ikat cloths were used in Tana Toraja as fines and to act as pledges of peace between feuding members of the upper casts.
		Toraja weavers tie a double thickness of warp threads to enhance the dramatic effects of the images.
	www.toraja.net /culture/ikatweaving (650 words)

	Toraja Skulls @ Pala Tokke
		Toraja people claim it means 'the arm of a gecko' in their language.
		It is the grave of a legendary figure in Toraja's history, who was noted for his ability to climb the cliff.
		In their eyes, Pala' Tokke is not the name of one person, but of a group of people who were able to climb the walls like geckos do.
	www.toraja.net /culture/palatokke (368 words)

	Toraja, Middle Sulawesi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Toraja means 'men of the mountains' ; the people lived in isolation in their mountain homes for centuries.
		This animal plays an important role in Toraja life; it is a status symbol and also a sacrificial symbol slaughtered during religious ceremonies such as funerals.
		Another Tanah Toraja attraction is the 'Tao Tao,' hanging cliff graves that are cut from the rocks as a way to prevent the common crime of grave plundering.
	www.trijaya-travel.com /sulawesi/toraja.htm (217 words)

	Toraja Culture: An amateur anthropological report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		But these are a few of my observations of the Toraja people who live in the highlands of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
		In West Toraja, the traditional form of transportation is the horse.
		Toraja people who have returned home after living away and not speaking Toraja are encouraged to begin speaking the language again.
	www.tripstravel.com /toraja.html (2095 words)

	Toraja
		TORAJA WITH MAKE-UP Over the past fifteen years anthropologists studying ethnic phenomena have rejected older conceptions of cultural identity and tradition as stable, bounded realities born out of the past, turning instead to embrace a notion of cultural identity as a dynamic, ongoing process of negotiation and political contestation.
		Toraja society is hierarchically organized on the basis of age, descent, wealth, and occupation.
		In the Toraja case, the tradition of aristocratic authority is infused with the touristic and anthropological politics of the present.
	crab.rutgers.edu /~ccoe/toraja.html (4624 words)

	Toraja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Toraja (Toraja-Sa'Dan) is an Austronesian language spoken by 500,000 in Indonesia.
		This language (Toraja Sa'dan) is spoken in the interior of Sulawesi, from the popular tourist destination area called Tana Toraja ("Torajaland").
		Their language is one of a fertile and relatively isolated inland valley culture which seems to have not needed a word for "island".
	www.flw.com /languages/toraja.htm (69 words)

	Funeral Ceremony in Tana Toraja Photo Gallery by bertwiggers at pbase.com
		Funeral Ceremony in Tana Toraja, in the middle of Sulawesi (Indonesia).
		Toraja have a Protestant Christian religion, with a lot of native influences.
		The funeral is of a famous Toraja Princess, who was rather old when she died.
	www.pbase.com /bertwiggers/toraja_funeral (184 words)

	Tongkonan Nonongan
		But the Toraja feel that since their ancestor's souls are residing in heaven, ensuring continued fertility in farm and field, it is appropriate that their earthly remains be on display for the pleasure of honored foreign guests.
		The Toraja people treasure TEDONG or water buffalo are given special care by their owners and some even spoil them.
		TORAJA farmers rarely use their buffalo in plowing rice fields as in usually the practice in other parts of Indonesia.
	nonongan.8m.com (2160 words)

	Travel Toraja - Cultural Tours and Festival - Indonesia Travel Packages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Dozens of fl water buffalos and spotted buffalos are herdered in a procession to the center of a field as one of a series on the opening ceremony of the Toraja Cultural Festival.
		Toraja is indeed known for the community's ability to preserve their cultural heritage, in the addition to its scenic hills and mountains.
		You will definitely leave Tana Toraja, and the festival - if you visit the place in a time the festival is held- with a feeling is more than worthy.
	www.travellingtoindonesia.com /sulawesi/burial.htm (670 words)

	Travel Toraja South Sulawesi - Highland Cultural Tours
		With majestic panoramas, captivating villages and dramatic ceremonies, Tana Toraja is the undisputed highlight of any journey to Sulawesi.
		The essence of the Toraja beliefs and way of life can be experienced without undue effort, as many interesting sites are clustered around the town of Rantepao, easily accessible by road.
		Toraja Land whose ancestor oriented group believes that their forefathers descended from heaven onto a mountain some twenty generations ago.
	www.adventureindonesia.com /toraja-welcome.htm (195 words)

	Toraja Heritage Hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Tucked away amidst the rugged peaks of South-Central Sulawesi, the highland tribes known as the "Toraja" dwell in their unusual boat shaped "TongKonan" houses that resemble the vessels that once carried their ancestors.
		The Toraja Heritage Hotel is perched on a hilltop at 700 metres, in the tradition of the Torajan settlements, with superb views of the surrounding countryside.
		The graceful architecture of the Toraja Heritage Hotel embraces a spacious resort, with 160 rooms and suites hat blend tradition and comfort to create a delightful holiday environment.
	www.asiatraveltips.com /NovotelTorajaCoraliaHotel.htm (316 words)

	Visit TORAJA LAND, while its CULTURE is still INTACT !!!
		As a tropical region, the climate of Toraja is distinctly sea-sonal in that there is an east monsonn season, (June through September), which is controlled by continental air masses, and a wet monsoon season (December through March), which is controlled by the moisture laden maritime air masses.
		Linguists such as Salombe (1978) refers to language spoken in contemporary Toraja as the Sa'dan Toraja Language which consists of three dialects ; the Makale-Rantepao dialect, spoken in the east of Toraja, the Saluputti-Boggakaradeng dialect spoken in the west of Toraja and Sillanan-Gandang Batu Dialect spoken in the south of Toraja.
		Anthropoligists classify the Toraja of South Sulawesi, the Dayaks of Kalimantan and Batak of Sumatera as Proto Malayas.
	www.fortunecity.com /oasis/yosemite/58/trj.html (1395 words)

	Indonesia Hotels \| Toraja Heritage Hotel - South Sulawesi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		ucked away amidst the rugged peaks and fertile plateaus of South-Central Sulawesi, highland tribes known as the "Toraja" dwell in their attractive boat shape "Tongkonan" houses that resemble the vessels that once carried their ancestors.
		Toraja Heritage Hotel is set in a rambling tropical gardens.
		The graceful architecture of the Toraja Heritage Hotel embraces a spacious resort, with 160 rooms and suites that blend tradition and comfort to create a delightful holiday environment.
	www.torajaheritage.com (222 words)

	Mark Moxon, Travel Writer: Indonesia: The Torajan People
		For it is the Toraja people that attract tourists to Rantepao, and it's not just their boxes that are interesting.
		Hidden away in the folding hills of the central highlands are an animist religion and associated rituals and ceremonies that have miraculously survived the steamroller effect of Islam.
		Chief among these unique aspects of Tana Toraja, as the area is known, are the traditions associated with the dead: never has dying been such a huge event.
	www.moxon.net /indonesia/torajan_people.html (943 words)

	Sulawesi Toraja:il popolo senza morte
		I Toraja, il cui nome in lingua locale significa “gente dell’altopiano”, sono circa mezzo milione e vivono nell’interno montuoso di Sulawesi in una zona aspra e scoscesa, piena di rocce e profonde vallate, coltivate dove è possibile, con splendide risaie a terrazza prive di irrigazione artificiale.
		I riti funebri Toraja non sono dei semplici funerali, sono avvenimenti grandiosi che richiedono lunghi preparativi, sacrifici di animali e manifestazioni pubbliche.
		Le tombe Toraja, disposte quasi sempre nella roccia, danno origine a cimiteri molto particolari; le statuette tau tau multicolore rendono l’ambiente teatrale e poco sacrale, tanto da far dimenticare il vero significato del luogo.
	www.fuggire.it /sulawesi/toraja-diario.htm (793 words)

	Indonesia Travel Tour - Travel to Indonesia
		Cave graves at Lokomota in Toraja highland, South Sulawesi.
		A buffalo to sacrifice in a funeral ceremony in Toraja Highland.
		Another trekking at Toraja highland passing the traditional villages and paddy terrace filds.
	www.acrossindonesia.com /Sulawesi_Photo_Gallery.htm (181 words)

	TORAJA Coffee cultivate in Toraja Highland - a Paradise where the only Best Coffee can grow
		True TORAJA Coffee comes from the distance region in the Highland called Toraja in the central of Celebes Island.
		True Toraja Coffee is pure Arabica Coffee being harvest from a very dedicated Coffee Plantation that only planted the true Toraja Coffee Tree where starting from the seeds it was collect from the “original” Traditional Toraja Coffee Tree.
		True Toraja Coffee is not only Toraja Coffee but with years of hard works and dedicated local people combine with international knowledge and experience by the Roast Master and highly precice Roasting Machine that produce these romantic coffee.
	torajacoffee.com (324 words)

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