A procession to the tomb. Malagasy people holding mats which will cover the corpses when they are taken out.
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: Malagasy highlands, Madagascar
Photo credit: © Boaz Rottem / Alamy / Afripics
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