What This Village Does With Their Dead Is So Bizarre

Every culture has their different ways of showing respect to their dead. One village called Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia takes customs and practices involving respect to the dead a little further than most. Once a year, they literally dig up their dead in order to wash and groom the remains and dress them in new clothes. During this celebration they then parade the newly stylized deceased through their village following straight paths. According to their beliefs if someone were to die while traveling, their remains must return to their origins. Because of this belief, few people were willing to travel far from the village in fear that they might pass away and be unable to return home.