Funeral Customs and Traditions In Indonesia
Funeral Customs and Traditions In Indonesia A. Among the Javanese, funerals involve several activities called selamatan. The first Selamatan is held on the day a member of a family dies, which is called geblag. The next selamatan is held on the third day, called nelung dina. On the seventh day, called mitung dina. On the fortieth day, called matangpuluh dina. On the hundredth day, called nyatus and on the thousandth day, called nyewu, which is the greatest of all the selamatan ceremonies. The Javanese believe that after the thousandth day, the spirit of the dead person is already at peace in the other world. B. The Torajan people of South Sulawesi have an unique way of burying the dead. They believe that if somebody dies, they enter puya. Puya is a place for the dead. They also believe that how dead people go to puya must show his or her social status when he or she was alive. That is why, the funeral ceremony for a person...