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Weird Traditions Around The World
Madagascar – Famadihana (Dancing With The Dead)
Households who can fund expensive banquets for visitors and new attire for the living and dead ancestors commemorate the Famadihana celebration every seven years. This ceremony, also known as the turning of the bones, marks the deceased and showcases family ties. To pay honor to their ancestors, surviving generations dance with their ancestors who have passed away. They even present gifts to those who have passed away. And during the celebration, weeping is forbidden. Families in Madagascar have been doing it for a long time and plan to keep up the bizarre tradition in the future.
