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Coup in Tana

To our friends in Tana and all the other cities that have seen violence over the weekend, we want you to know our thoughts are with you. We sincerely hope Ravalomanana and Rajoelina can solve this dispute through a free and fair election, and that there will be no further loss of life. It would be a crime to allow critical foreign investment to evaporate and the nascent eco-tourism industry to wither due to unnecessary political grandstanding. As Dany put it, lets hope they can come together in… Continue

Posted by Daniel Leuck on February 3, 2009 at 3:34am — 8 Comments

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What is the meaning of Christmas in Madagascar?






Article of Wikianswers http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_christmas_in_madagascar

Christmas in Madagascar means a time of festivities for the people of the island. The day of Christ… Continue

Posted by ♥Dany♥ on December 12, 2008 at 12:25pm — 2 Comments

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FAMILIY NAME : THE MALAGASY NAME, A PROPERTY, AN IDENTITY...

CHOICE OF THE CHILD'S NAME
The Malagasy young boy is circumcised as soon as he is sufficiently strong to support the operation. The circumcision can be done individually or by group of children; it is according to the families and the areas.
Circumcising a child is a way to introducing him into the adults social life, it is a way of allotting a NAME to him.
The Malagasy baby girl is not excised. That is valid for all the island.
Formerly, a Malagasy child received a NAME. Traditionally th… Continue

Posted by ♥Dany♥ on November 4, 2008 at 4:02pm — 2 Comments

 

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