Tana Toraja "Exotic Culture Society"

Tana Toraja is, 2 º 20'sampai 3 º 30 ', south latitude, is one of 23 districts in South Sulawesi province, located on East 120 ° 10' between 119 º 30 '. "Capital," Tator Rantepao is a small town, urban cool and comfortable in one of the major rivers of the river dividing Sa'dan Sulawesi, south, the river's energy power plants to power the entire Napier is given. In sociolinguistics, the language of the Toraja language is called the van der Venn Tae. Linguists and language Sa'dan Kuroitokoru Adriani like this. This language, Tallulembangna such dialect (Makale), Kesu dialect (Rantepao), Mappapana dialect (West Toraja), including several dialects, is composed.

Tana Toraja boundaries are as follows.
  - North: Luwu, Mamuju, Mamasa district
  - East: Luwu
  - South: Pinrang and Enrekang
  - West: Polmas districtTana Toraja record total of 3205.77 km ², or 15 (15) area of ​​approximately 5% of the area, including the District of South Sulawesi. The population in 2001, / km ² 2.68 percent at an annual average 126 people a man and reached 689 404 people consisting of 209 900 souls and 199 789 women living in an average population density in the range of rate of population growth.

Tator means the whole country round was like the sun and moon unity government and the social round berketuhanan originally "Ayatana Matari 'Mon Tondok Lepongan", the old name is said in ancient literature, such as their had. The original religion of their ancestors Marinding the State is derived from sources known as Banua Puan Aluk Pitung Sa'bu Pitung Pulo is Aluk Todolo. When the Dutch came in, Aluk Todolo religion is replaced by the Christian missionaries spread the religion of the region. However, the practice is rooted in the concepts that are still running Aluk Todolo. We're going to enjoy the show as a funeral society Tator strong influence of religion of their ancestors yet.
According to historical data, who lived in / occupied an area of ​​ancient Toraja first is to move people from the south by boat. They Arroan (human populations), comes in the form of a group called. Arroan each Ambe "Arroan (father Ambe '=, Arroan = group) led by the leader called. It is because it comes to using a boat along the major river that they, Puang whose name means the owner of the vessel then came ruler in the history of Toraja known in Lembang of. at any time, boats have been unable to continue the rock and water fast rivers for that, then they are temporary refuge Unload the boat as they used. They moored the boat, build a house here, the first named Bamba Puang central base means the owner of the boat so far. granary of rice Tongkonan with dozens of area (traditional houses Tator) are present around some Puang Ranteapo Bamba family owned the most influential and affluent families established there, and we'll look far. Each are decorated with dozens of buffalo horn is used to describe the social status of indigenous peoples in the formation of one big family Tongkonan.'s photos of hundreds of tourists come to Tator and cultural attractions Tongkonan an object

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