I wouldn't be seen dead in that! Mummies dug up for a change of wardrobe






If these mummies weren't already dead, they'd be dressed to kill.

That's because they've been dug up as part of a bizarre local ritual in a village in Indonesia that involves giving decomposed corpses a new look.



Family members of the deceased exhuming their ancestors' bodies and change their clothes as a way of remembering them. They then walk the dead around the village, almost like zombies.



A family member touches the preserved body of his relative during a traditional ritual called Ma'nene in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi island, Indonesia The ritual, called Ma'nene, happens every three years to honour the villagers' love for the deceased. It is carried out in the Toraja district of Indonesia's South Sulawesi Province. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Dressing down: Family members carry a coffin containing the preserved body of their relative after putting a new set of clothing on it

Lively tie: This family remember their loved one by digging up his grave every three years The ritual is held once every few years when family members gather to clean the graves and change the clothes of their deceased relatives to honor their spirits Villagers bind cloth rolls containing bodies in front of a stone grave called Liang Glad rags: Locals believe dead family members are still with them, even if they died hundreds of years ago An elderly woman stands in front of the graves where her family members are buried Coffins containing mummies are seen in a grave house called Patane during the ritual















