Ref. : RIVA-RIJASOLO-FAMADIHANA-030552

Title : FAMADIHANA 2011

Caption : 29/08/2011 - Antsirabe, MADAGASCAR - Once the dead have been “dressed” in their new shroud, the family carries them on their shoulders and dances around the family tomb to the sound of traditional music. Traditionally, ancestors must dance around their burial place 7 times before they can be returned to their initial spot inside the tomb. PHOTO : RIJASOLO/RIVA PRESS

Photographer : Rijasolo

Date created : 29-08-2011

City : Antsirabe

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Country : MADAGASCAR

Keywords : ancestors, ancetres, Antsirabe, celebration, Ceremonie, Culte, famadihana, famille, Imerina, Madagascar, Malagasy, Malgache, Merina, retournement des morts, tradition