Malagasy families 'turn the dead' with silk and song to honour ancestors

[RFI - Africa] - 30/08/2025

In Madagascar, winter brings with it a unique family gathering. Across the central highlands, communities practise the famadihana – the “turning of the dead”. The ritual, rooted in Austronesian culture and dating back to the 16th century, involves exhuming ancestors, wrapping them in fresh silk (…)

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