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You did a great job of showing the process of the customs practiced that have their roots in the ancient past. I’m struck by the thought that the things that bind humans together for centuries is their shared customs and rituals. For the Toraja the funeral ritual is obviously an integrated and smooth life experience that involves everyone in the village. They probably have similar ritualistic events for all life’s events along the way. Births, weddings, coming of age.

Our rituals could be also seen as anthropological rituals just as much by any outsider not practicing such rituals.

You did a terrific job filming and narrating the Toraja people and their funerary customs. I hope the nearby hotel and tourist influx were kept at bay. But you caught something precious and important in a respectful and objective way. It also works with your sister in the mix because it shows the open and welcoming generosity of these people as well as her acceptance of a foreign custom. Thanks for posting this video.