The Dead Dance With The Living In Madagascar

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Madagascar, also known as the “eighth continent”, boasts of rainforests, beaches, historic burial grounds and plants that are found nowhere else in the world.

Named after the island in the same place, the country located in East Africa is home to the fourth largest island in the world.

Since the arrival of humans on the island in 350 BC, the island has witnessed the stages of civilisation and different cultures.

One of these is the 17th-century burial rite known as Famadihana which literally translates to “turning of the bones”.

Famadihana involves the digging up a corpse to dance with it. The burial rite is done every seven years by the family of the dead.

Famadihana. Photo: dig

The celebration kicks off with music trumpets and chants of joy. While this is being done, digging…



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