LAISSEZ VENIR CEUX QUI PLEURENT

Description

The subject matter of these pages represents a part of the film “ARCHIPELAGO SACRE” directed by Claude Jannel and Frederic Lontcho. A man died in Toradja country in the heart of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. For deceased high class and wealth, the funeral will be grand and represent a huge round of celebrations, spread over the years. All the gathered community will celebrate the death. Thousands of rites, sacrifices are due to the Gods and ancestors. For days, thousands of people gathered accomplish the gestures that the traditional rules dictate. A song rises, a long lament for the deceased. The people nicknamed him “LET THEM COME QUIN CRY.” All those who are in mourning, all the sad death can happen, enter the party, participate in the singing, mingling with the dance. The chant rhythm to each moment, she will tell. The party starts, the first sentences of a long poem resonate …