Pictures of ceremonies [last update 2011-12-25]

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Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of "tuak" (Indonesia) Men carrying hog for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral (Indonesia) Foam of rice wine rising out of bamboo shoot (Indonesia) Two Toraja men running while carrying a pig for slaughter (Indonesia) Old man drinking rice wine at funeral Slaughtering a pig at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi Food preparation for a funeral (Indonesia) Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of palm wine (Indonesia) Men preparing to slaughter a pig (Indonesia) Severed pig snout and hoof Toraja boy drinking "tuak" (Indonesia) Men preparing to slaughter a pig Old man drinking rice wine at funeral (Indonesia) Pig entrails--prep for a traditional Torajanese funeral Foam of rice wine rising out of bamboo shoot Severed pig snout and hoof (Indonesia) Pig entrails--preparing for a traditional Torajan funeral (Indonesia) Food preparation for a funeral (Indonesia) Bamboo structure that will house funeral guests Pig entrails--prep for a traditional Torajanese funeral (Indonesia) Bamboo structure that will house funeral guests (Indonesia) Food preparation for a funeral Pig entrails--preparing for a traditional Torajan funeral Slaughtering a pig at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi (Indonesia) Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of "tuak" Toraja boy with bamboo tube full of palm wine Toraja boy drinking "tuak" Men carrying hog for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral Food preparation for a funeral Men carrying hog for slaughter (Indonesia) Roasting a pig over an open fire Toraja wedding Roast pig at funeral ceremony (Indonesia) Roast swine at funeral ceremony Men carrying hog for slaughter Pig ready for slaughter Tongkonan nen carrying hog for slaughter at funeral Site of Toraja funerals where cattle are slaghtered (Indonesia) Traditional slaughtering a hog at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi Toraja wedding (Indonesia) Toraja land wedding Decapitated head of a steer Pig being carried for slaughter (Indonesia) Roast pig at funeral ceremony Toraja wedding (Indonesia) Girls lining up for funeral ceremony Toraja wedding (Indonesia) Roasted swine at funeral ceremony (Indonesia) Roasting swine before a funeral Men carrying pig for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral Blood on palm leaves following ritual slaughter of a pig (Indonesia) Toraja land wedding (Indonesia) Blood on palm leaves following ritual slaughter of a pig Roasting swine before a funeral (Indonesia) Girls lining up for funeral ceremony (Indonesia) Site of Toraja funerals where cattle are slaughtered Tongkonan nen carrying hog for slaughter at funeral (Indonesia) Food preparation for a funeral Meat for a funeral Food preparation for a funeral (Indonesia) Slaughter of a pig at a funeral ceremony in Toraja Land Pig ready for slaughter (Indonesia) Roasted swine at funeral ceremony Meat for a funeral (Indonesia) Toraja wedding Pig being carried for slaughter Roasting a pig over an open fire (Indonesia) Slaughter of a pig at a funeral ceremony in Toraja Land (Indonesia) Decapitated head of a steer (Indonesia) Men carrying pig for slaughter at Tongkonan funeral (Indonesia) Toraja wedding Roast swine at funeral ceremony (Indonesia) Traditional slaughtering a hog at a funeral ceremony in Sulawesi (Indonesia) ceremonies: Page 1