Every province has a different funeral rites tradition. In Toraja society, the funeral ritual is the most important and expensive event. The richer and more powerful the individual, the more expensive is the funeral. In Tana Toraja the name of funeral rites is Rambu Solo. Rambu Solo is a very festive event tradition in Tana Toraja, because it takes several days to celebrate. Usually this event held at noon and it takes date 2 until 3 days. Even up it can be to two weeks for the nobility. The tomb is built at the top of the cliff at the height of the stone or people of Tana Toraja call it Lakkien.
This ceremony is different for each group, in Tana Toraja usually slaughtering buffalo. The figures diffent from each group, it would be more if the nobles and bit for ordinary people. before the number was insufficient, the bodies should not be buried in the cliffs or on Lakkien. And the stored is storage for years in Tongkonan (Toraja traditional house) until finally the family of the deceased can prepare buffalo. For the people of Tana Toraja, who died not in itself can take the title of the dead. For them before the ceremony Rambu Solo is held then the person who dies is considered as a sick person.
There are three methods of burial: the coffin may be laid in a cave or in a carved stone grave, or hung on a cliff. It contains any possessions that the deceased will need in the afterlife. The wealthy are often buried in a stone grave carved out of a rocky cliff. The grave is usually expensive and takes a few months to complete. In some areas, a stone cave may be found that is large enough to accommodate a whole family. A wood-carved effigy, called Tau tau, is usually placed in the cave looking out over the land.The coffin of a baby or child may be hung from ropes on a cliff face or from a tree. This hanging grave usually lasts for years, until the ropes rot and the coffin falls to the ground.
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