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The old mantra of let the dead rest in peace seems lost on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
For every three years, in a bizarre ritual which dates back hundreds of years, islanders pay respects to deceased relatives by digging them up, cleaning their corpses and dressing them in their favourite clothes.
It may look like a scene from a post apocalyptic zombie movie but for the Torajan people, an ethnic group indigenous to the mountainous region of Tana Toraja, the Ma'nene festival is a celebration of life. READ MORE DAILYMAIL
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