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Famadihana - Wikipedia During this ceremony, known as the turning of the bones, people bring forth the bodies of their ancestors from the family crypts, rewrap the corpses in fresh cloth, and rewrite their names on the cloth so they will always be remembered
Eight Bones Trailer on Vimeo Noro and her sisters traverse Madagascar, braving religious, economic and logistical obstacles to join their family and take part on the famadihana, the ceremony of the turning of the bones
Africa Online Museum On the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, death is not an end to life, but an unshackling from the material world—an elevation to the powerful company of the ancestors existing as intermediaries between mortals and Andriamanitra—the sweet and fragrant Creator
Turning of the Bones, part 1 - YouTube Part one of the popular ghostly tale set in Madagascar Turning of the Bones tells the story of a spirit who yearns to guide his ancestors to his grave so th
The Turning of the Bones - YouTube Every few years, families in Madagascar exhume the remains of their ancestors from their tombs The bones are then carefully rewrapped in fresh silk shrouds
Turning the Bones: Malagasy Rituals | Stowaway The Malagasy honor their ancestors in a traditional burial ritual called a famadihana, or the turning of the bones Every five to seven years, people reopen their family’s tombs and carry out the wrapped remains of their ancestors