10 Creepy Ever ritual practiced in Indonesia
Indonesia is very rich in the diversity of ethnicity, tradition and culture. It's clear these tribes also have their own traditions. Some were quite unique and interesting, but not a few who have a tradition or ritual sadistic and horrific. Some will make you shudder and shake their heads. Let us begin to explore the traditions or rituals creepy ever practiced throughout Indonesia below.
10 Ma'Nene - Sulawesi
Believe it or not believe it, this is a tradition or ritual of walking corpses in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, which is conducted every three years. The villagers believe that their ancestors who have died even had to remain hospitalized. The corpse will be excavated and removed from the grave and prayed, cleaned, given a shirt, paraded around the village and then returned to the crate. Reportedly, the bodies can stand up and walk on his own.
9 War Pandan - Bali
As the name suggests, the war is a war using a bunch pandan pandan leaves and now has become a popular tourist attraction in Bali. Possible war with pandan leaf does not sound terrible, but what if the leaves are given a thorn? Yes, each participant to attack each other and hit the back of the opponent with thorny pandanus leaves. It is a form perhomatan to Lord Indra, also known as the God of War.
8 Penamou - Maluku
This tradition comes from Naulu tribe in Maluku and no less sadistic with another tradition in this list. It's just sadistic related to mental or spiritual man. Imagine, the woman who was mengadung or has entered adulthood (marked by the onset of the menstrual cycle / period) will be sequestered in a small house measuring 2x2m, roofed with leaves and dirt floors. At the time of this tradition is done, they are forbidden to communicate or homes bypassed by men.
7 Kerik Dentistry - Sumatra
Now we turn to the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra which is known for tradition Kerik teeth. This tradition is carried by a woman as a symbol that he was quite mature. Kedengerannya was funny, but not so. The woman teeth will be scraped using wood or iron tool so that over time will become spiky. In addition to signs of maturity, pointed teeth for women is also a symbol of beauty. Most make chills, teeth Kerik is done without the use of anesthesia (or drugs).
6 Debus - Banten
Perhaps more precisely referred to as ceremonial or traditional performances coming from Banten. This ceremony is basically immune show. You can see people are immune to physical torture, such as being beaten cane, walking on coals, chew glass and others. At the time of Dutch colonization, the ceremony is done to foster courage of the people.
5 Ikipalin - Papua
Ikipalin is cut finger commonplace ritual performed by Dani in Papua. Yakuza criminal organization in Japan also have this tradition where members are required to cut off his own finger for failing to perform a task, however, for Dani done cutting finger as a sign of mourning when there are relatives who died.
Dani believed that misfortune in a family due to the death of a family member can be removed by cutting the fingers. This tradition is rarely practiced.
4 Nasu palek - Papua
Same with Ikipalin, Nasu tradition palek or cutting earlobe is also commonplace as a sign of condolence by Dani in Papua. It's just that not all members of the tribe Dani carry out this tradition, but only a few people. To heal wounds, usually they give traditional medicines and covered with leaves.
3 Dedication Human Head - Maluku
Another tradition of the tribe Naulu in Maluku is offering a human head as can be trusted to keep their own custom home. More sadistic again, beginning a tradition aims to present a human head as a dowry when he wants to woo a wife. This tradition last done in 2005 after the discovery of two human corpses in a mutilated state.
2 ngayau - Borneo
Ngayau, or Kayau, is a terrible tradition originating from the Dayak tribe in Kalimantan. In the Dayak language itself, kayau means enemy, and ngayau means hunting down the enemy's head. But this does not mean done arbitrarily. Headhunting usually done when Dayak defend its territory from enemy attack, and only a few people who can do kayau. They believed that the severed head of an enemy they will be spared the disruption of their enemies wandering spirits.
1 Cannibalism - Papua
No reports of two boys who witness a father takes his daughter who was three years old in Papua. Not cooked, but was immediately eaten by way of biting his neck, enjoying the flesh and drinking the blood of his daughter. This is the traditional ritual of the people there, even though the practice of cannibalism were only done for those who often commit violations of customs in the Korowai.
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