| | I changed the whole itinerary and plane tickets so that we could be in Madagascar in August so we could potentially see Famadihana (turning of the ancestral bones ceremony).
Here is a synopsis about Famadihana from someone who lives in Mahajanga. I hope Vivian can help us select the the best lambahoany for our spirits.
Famadihana happens during the day and the ceremony usually continues through the night. If you go to Marovoay or Mahajanga you will hear a loud music around. It is famadihana. You can go to a cemetery to see what people do there during the famadihana. There is a different between coastal regions and inland regions. In Mahajanga and Marovoay areas the bones of a died person must be taken from a tomb and be brought to his home origin. In the inland bones must be taken out of the tomb to be covered with new cloth and be returned to the tomb again. The ceremony is the same. Be free to go to a cemetery where famadihana takes place. Cover with “lambahoany” a low part of your body to honor the ceremonies. You will be allowed to be there if you wear “lambahoany”, especially in Mahajanga and Marovoay.
I hope you will enjoy to see famadihana.
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| | Posted 7/25/2008 3:31 AM - 91 views - 0 comments
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