Madagascar: Partying with the Dead
- Episode aired Feb 21, 2020
- 26m
From July to September each year, the people of Madagascar organize a traditional rite: the Famadihana, or the "return of the dead." During the ceremony, bodies are removed from their vaults... Read allFrom July to September each year, the people of Madagascar organize a traditional rite: the Famadihana, or the "return of the dead." During the ceremony, bodies are removed from their vaults and their descendants happily carry the exhumed body of the deceased on their shoulders, ... Read allFrom July to September each year, the people of Madagascar organize a traditional rite: the Famadihana, or the "return of the dead." During the ceremony, bodies are removed from their vaults and their descendants happily carry the exhumed body of the deceased on their shoulders, and dance.