Social and Culture of South Sulawesi Province

Many ethnic and local languages used community of South Sulawesi, but the most dominant ethnic languages as well as the most common use is Makassar, Bugis and Toraja. One of the popular culture that is foreign to the culture and customs Tana Toraja unique and interesting. The song is often sung song in which the Makasar Rencong Ma-rencong, Pakarena and Anging Mamiri. While the song is Bugis Indo Logo, Bulu and Alaina and Tempe to Tana Toraja is a song Tondo.

Custom homes in Bugis, Makassar and Tator traditional architecture that has almost the same shape. Houses are built stand at the top of the poles and therefore have a vault. High levels of each pit is adjusted with the social status of the owner, such as a king, noble, dignitary and ordinary people. People in there to believe that during this first period of the prehistoric South Sulawesi is the Toale. This is based on the findings of Fritz and Paul Sarasin Toale of people, which means that the people who live in the forest, or more correctly said of the forest. People still Toale family with one family clan Wedda in Sri Lanka.

One of the traditional ceremony in Tanah Toraja (Tator) is a ritual signs Solo (ceremony sorrow / death) which is a ritual as the expression of sorrow. While there are Bugis community be the philosophy of life "Aja Muamelo Ribetta Makkala 'Ricappa'na Letengnge", which means that the community awaits with full hope that leaders of government to act and react quickly deft precede other people with the full courage despite the heavy challenges.

There is also the philosophy of "Namo maega Pabbisena, Nabongngo Pollopina, Teawa Nalureng". That is even though many pendayungnya interpreter mudinya but not advanced, I do not want it menumpangi boat. In other words, this philosophy teaches that if there is not intelligent leader, as he was not followed even though many punggawanya.

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