sahar zand reports from the toraja region of sulawesi in indonesia where the dead are a constant presencee tradition there is that when someone dies their body is preserved and it can often take months, sometimes years, before a funeral takes place. from the start, this programme contains images of corpses which some viewers may find disturbing. it's the great unspoken. a taboo. something that i've had to face up to recently myself. most of us don't know how to think or talk about death. but there are some people who do think they know. on the indonesian island of toraja, centuries—old customs make the dead a constant part of day—to—day life. i have come here to learn more about these remarkable practices, which blur the line between this world and the next. a morbid obsession? or a healthier way to deal with the grief of losing a loved one? tana toraja in indonesia is an extraordinary place. here, ancient 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 ca

reporter sahar zand has been finding out.ssion, or could it be a healthier way of dealing with the grief of losing a loved one? it‘s a great unspoken, a taboo. something we keep away from us. something i have had to face recently, when i lost my dad, but i don‘t know how to deal with. most of us don‘t know how to think or talk about death. but there are some people who d0 think they know. in the toraja region of sulawesi, in indonesia, centuries—old customs make the dead a constant part of day—to—day life. this is danduro — he‘s 86 years old, and died over two years ago. ancient animist beliefs intertwine with newer religions, resulting in unique rituals. here, funerals take place months, and sometimes even years, after somebody passes away. in the meantime, the deceased is kept 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