toraja ns torajans have a strong desire to stay connected to their dead loved ones. this means in practice, i went to visit a torajan family. hello! hello. nice to meet you. this is an 86—year—old man and his family take care of him. he died more than two years ago. here, it takes months and sometimes yea rs here, it takes months and sometimes years until funeral actually takes place. in the meantime, families keep the deceased in the house and ca re keep the deceased in the house and care for them on a daily basis. they treat them as if they were sick. toraja ns torajans traditionally run special leaves and herbs over a body to preserve it. nowadays, a chemical called formally in is often injected into the body to an vomit. there is a powerful owner of musk and the chemical. when my father died, we buried him in two days and it was all very sudden and very quick and to be honest with you, i still feel as though i haven't adjusted, it was too sudden, i'm still in a bit of a shock. as this help you? —— does this. what is really incredible, none of these kids seem to b

tana toraja in indonesia is an extraordinary place.ient aminist beliefs intertwine with new religions, resulting in unique rituals. at this traditional torajan funeral friends and family gather to celebrate the life of a local wealthy man called dengan, who died over two years ago. but here is the strange thing. as far as his family and everybody else here are concerned, dengan is still alive. torajans have a strong desire to stay connected to their dead loved ones. in spirit and in body. to see what this means in practice, i went to visit a torajan family. hello. nice to meet you. this man is 86 and his family take care of him. he died more than two years ago. here, it takes months and sometimes years, until a funeral actually takes place. in the meantime, families keep the deceased in the house and care for them on a daily basis. they treat them as if they were sick. torajans traditionally rub special leaves and herbs over a body to preserve it. nowadays, a chemical called formalin is often injected into the body to embalm it. there

in the toraja region of sulawesi, in indonesia, centuries—old customs make the dead a constant part oft in the house and cared for as if he‘s sick, not dead. to preserve corpses, formalin is often injected into the body. my dad died three years ago, and we buried him in two days, it was all very sudden, it was all very bam bam. and to be honest with you, a few years on, i still feel like i haven‘t adjusted, it was just too sudden, i‘m still in a bit of a shock. what‘s really incredible is that none of these kids seem to be fazed by the fact that there is a dead person lying here, and everybody‘s so calm. like many people, i‘ve never really liked the idea of being around corpses. so much so that when my own father passed away, i refused to go and see his body one last time before his burial — something i still feel guilty about. this is paolo sirinda. he died over 12 years ago, and his daughter looks after him. this process, having him in the house, well, in your case, for 12 years — do you think this helps you deal with the grief? i wish i had that kind of opportunity to adjust to my d