Famadihana ( turning of the bones ) ceremony in central Madagascar. A corpse is lowered back into the tomb.

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Famadihana is a funerary tradition of the Malagasy people in Madagascar. Known as the turning of the bones, people bring forth the bodies of their ancestors from the family crypts and re-wrap them in fresh cloth, then dance with the corpses around the tomb to live music.

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Location: Madagascar
Photo credit: © Boaz Rottem / Alamy / Afripics
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