Yohanis Rande (54) with his parents, father, Sulu Bapa who passed away in 1999 at age 92, and his mother Datu Arrang, who died in 1981 at age 72.
Ma'nene is a tradition that takes place in August after harvest where the bodies of the dead loved ones are exhumed to be cleaned, groomed and dressed. For most, it's a bittersweet moment, a chance to reunite and physically see and touch and reconnect with loved ones who had passed on.