Indonesia - Sulawesi - Tana Toraja

Showing off the dead after changing their clothes is a common thing. Many youngsters have never seen their dead relatives alive. They will use this precious reunion to take some group photos or selfies with them.

Thanksgiving day. Ma’Nene is officially coming to an end. The families will soon start with the cultivation of new rice crops, the teens will go back studying in Makassar, and some will continue their work in the mines to earn money for the next funeral.

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Claudio Sieber

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