Living as Torajanese (Values and Tradition)

Born and living in Indonesia has a lot of diversity from different cultures, As a child that was born in Torajan culture, my family still has handed tradition from the past generation, especially from my father. Like the other culture in Indonesia, we also have a generic culture like we have to respect to the elder, not saying word that should not have to say. But some culture more specific like the culture for the death. Toraja culture were quite known for their culture for the people who were close past. One of the culture is the Rambu Solo or the ceremony for the death. This ceremony is a tribute ceremony for people who have died, especially for people who are elderly. Not all people of Toraja descent still carry out this culture, there are several factors that also influence such as religious factors that are contrary to the culture, places of residence that are not possible to carry out this culture, or a culture that has faded due to modernization and acculturation. Even though my father and I were not born and raised in Toraja, we are still committed to following the culture even for now.