This research examined alo ritual in Cia-Cia community Burangasi Buton,South East Celebes Province. This research is conducted to identify answers forthe concerning problems described of its present the importance of alo ritual ineven the whole community. This study used a qualitative research method withparticipal observation and in depth interview as data collecting method. Whiledata analysis, was done through ethnographic analysis technique. Alo ritual wascarried out by reason of mental pressure or mental crisis caused by the death infamily member. They concern about safety of spirit of the death given that thespirit has to experience a long and dangerous passage. They believe that thisspiritually dangerous crisis time is not about the death only but covering up thewhole family and even the whole community. In general, alo ritual had a purposeto normalize the unstable life condition of the family because of a death throughdeconstructing the existing life condition and reconstructing it into the brand newone at the same time. In such condition of brand new life, daily activities seemharmonious and normal without any fears, distress, depressed and so on.