Kegiatan-Kegiatan Yang Dilaksanakan Pada Program Lovely December 2008

1.	Soft Launching (Pembukaan Lovely December 2008) pada saat Mangrara Banua Tongkonan di Siguntu', tanggal 22 Agustus 2008.
2.	Kegiatan-kegiatan:
2.1	Kemah Wisata bersama Pramuka (minggu pertama Juli 2008) di Batutumonga, Kecematan Sesean Suloara'.
2.2	Lomba Dodo' Pandin Pariwisata (tanggal 25 November 2008), di Art Centre Rantepao.
2.3	Kebersihan Kabupaten Tana Toraja dilaksanakan mulai tanggal 1 Desember 2008. Setiap hari Jumat dilaksanakan kegiatan JUMAT BERSIH bersama masyarakat.
2.4	Green Toraja, penghijauan objek-objek wisata (minggu pertama Agustus 2008 - 26 November 2008).
2.5	Pantas Tari / Seni Tradisional oleh Kabupaten / Kota se Sulawesi Selatan dan Prov. Kalimantan Selatan (tanggal 01 - 27 Desember 2008) di Art Centre Rantepao.
2.6	Kontes Kerbau (tanggal 20 Desember 2008) di Lapangan Bakti Rantepao.
2.7	Festival lagu lagu nuansa Natal dan lagu lagu Toraja (tanggal 20 s/d 22 Desember) di Art Centre Rantepao. Peserta kelompok paduan suara, vokal grup dan solo, pemuda dan pelajar.
2.8	Penyalaan lampu Natal pada setiap rumah, kantor dan instansi pemerintah mulai dari Salubarani (Perbatasan Tana Toraja Enrekang) sampai di Kaleakan (Poros Tana Toraja - Palopo) tanggal 01 Desember 2008 - 10 Januari 2009.
2.9	Festival Sungai Mai'ting pada tanggal 23 Desember 2008.
2.10	Festival Busana Daerah Toraja (Grand Final) pada tanggal 24 Desember 2008.
2.11	Pameran Kerajinan Khas Daerah (tanggal 21 s/d 25 Desember).
2.12	Upacara permakaman Rambu Solo' di kecematan Tondon:
	- Tondon Matallo, Kecematan Tondon dimulai tanggal 16 Desember 2008;
	- Tondon Marante, Kecematan Tondon dimulai tanggal 22 Desember 2008;
	- Desa Langi', Kecematan Tondon dimulai tanggal 28 Desember 2008;
	- Desa Panga', Kecematan Kesu' dimulai tanggal 26 Desember 2008;
3.	Grand Launching Lovely December 2008 (24 Desember 2008). Kegiatan:
3.1	Upacara - Tari Kolosal 500 orang siswa di lapangan Makodim Rantepao;
3.2	Peresmian proyek-proyek se Sulawesi Selatan;
3.3	Sisemba' Massal;
3.4	Natal Bersama, masyarakat Toraja dengan Presiden RI (jam 18.00 WITA, di halaman Gereja Besar Rantepao).
	Rantepao, 05 Desember 2008
	Kepala Dinas Parawisata, Seni dan Budaya Kabupaten Tana Toraja source : batusura.de

Tribe of Toraja

Toraja tribe is the tribe that settled in the mountainous northern part of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Population is estimated around 600,000 people. They also lived in a flat Luwu and West Sulawesi.

Toraja first name given by the Bugis from Sidenreng and Luwu. People Sidenreng labeling of the population of this area with a Riaja to the meaning, "People who stayed in the country or on the mountain," people are compelled to Luwu Riajang means is that "people who dwelt in the west." There is also another version of that word's origin Toraya = But (people), from the word Raya = Maraya (large), meaning most people, noblemen. Old-started Toraja designation has become, and the word means Tana country, so that the residence Toraja tribe known then by Tana Toraja.

Tana Toraja region also held Tondok Lili'na Lepongan Bulan Tana Matari'allo meaning harfiahnya is "State of round as the moon and sun." This area is inhabited by one ethnic group (ethnicity Toraja).

Toraja Utara Regency

Toraja Utara district is a district in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Rantepao is the capital. This district was formed based on Law No. 28 Year 2008, which is the separation from Tana Toraja regency.

Regency Tana Toraja

Tana Toraja Regency is a district in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The district capital is Makale. This district has a total area 1,990 km ² and has as many as 248,607 people.

Toraja tribe that inhabit the mountain regions and maintain the lifestyle and still shows the typical lifestyle of Austronesian indigenous culture and similar to Nias. This region is one of the objects of tourism in South Sulawesi

The splitting

Based on Law No. 28 Year 2008, the northern districts is split into Toraja Utara Regency .

source : wikipedia.org