Malagasy always maintains some relations with their ancestors. For them, the deaths aren’t deaths; they live in the shadow of the living. In the Malagasy’s cosmogony, the ancestors protect and bless their descendants.

Every year, a ceremony, that is merely the “Famadihana”, takes place during the dry season, between June to September, for to make a feast with the deaths. As it’s a feast, there isn’t a famadihana without music “Hira gasy” and everybody eats the “Varibemenaka” together it’s the dish of rice and meat of zebu or very fat pork.
During the ceremony the “Toaka Gasy or TG”, local rum often to basis of cane to sugar. The deaths also participate to the feast, it’s the reason why the “Zanadrazana” (descendant of the person exhumed at the time of the famadihana) take their ancestors of the family’s tomb, and, changed them some dresses. This last offers the deaths of the new shrouds. And, as the deaths living being that day, everybody speaks to them, them asking some blessing. When one is finished to wrap the bodies of the ancestors, the Malagasy dance with them before to making them in the family’s vault.

You know, Malagasy believed that after dead, we continue to live in another place that we call “hear after” or in Malagasy language “any ankoatra”. It’s one the origin of the existence of this custom.
After dead, the defunct can interfere therefore again in the life of his heirs and they can give their blessing to the member of the family in life. The funeral or the “fandevenana” makes pass someone in the world of the living to the one of the deaths. One the other hand, the famadihana or exhumation” or again “reversals of the death” makes enter the defunct in the world of the ancestors and confer him the protective power. The ritual of the famadihana knows some kinds according the ethnic who practice it but generally, it consists in exhuming a person’s mortuary rests to offer him new shrouds or to repatriate a person buried in another cemetery toward the family tomb. As we know, the famadihana is practiced during the southern winter (between June to September). During this period of cold weather, the tradition wants that the defunct appears in the dream to one of his descendants while complaining about to be cold. This person should inform his family’s other members so that the famadihana of the defunct appeared in dream is organized in the briefest delay.

To determine the date favourable to the” famadihana “, then the family promoter should consult a “mpanandro” or soothsayer astrologer. During the ceremony, the “zana-drazana” should wear a costume different of the one of the guests uniformly to distinguish them

It also allows them of always well to act because the “razana” will never help and will never bless a bad person. The “famadihana” is also the unique opportunity to unite all descendants of a same family in joy and the good mood. To organize a “famadihana” is expensive; it is why it is not rare to see that several deceased benefit from this ritual during this event.

FADY can result in taboo. So the authority of “Razana” (the ancestor divinised) is dictated through orders that come with “Fady”. To contravene a fady , is equivalent to make guilty towards the ancestors. Of this fact, a complexity and diversity important to forbid create according to every person according to his sex, his domestic or communal adherence. But also according to the place (space) and the period (the time). For example, one person can be submitted to a communal fady (not to eat any pork), a temporal fady (not to work on Tuesday), as well as to a geographical fady (forbidding to transport such matter on a river or to speak before a precise place)

FADY is a set of taboos, concerning the use of some substances, mainly of food, and temporality some actions and rites.

FADY continue to control an important part of Malagasy life. The topic of Taboo is very important the Malagasy society. Every tribe, every region possesses its share of behaviour or forbidden actions. The fady transmits of generation in generation and certain are merely creates by the astrologer (or Ombiasa in Malagasy language) or by the person the most respected of the village or the region. It’s counselled therefore to follow the advice of the local when we travel through the country.

The Antambahoaka, people of the southeast of Madagascar, celebrate every seven years the sambatra that is to say the ritual of collective circumcision. The next appointment in Mananjary will take place in October 2009.

The collective circumcision of the “Sambatra”, it is an opportunity that allows the boys to become men within the community.
The ceremony of the “Sambatra” lasts four weeks. It is a feast that mobilizes the thousands of people come of the whole country. During the feast the Antambahoaka explode completely. Everywhere, one hears the” Antsa “that is to say of the songs given rhythm of the women, of the” Hazolahy “(the sacred drum) and l ‘ “Antsiva “or the navy conch
- In the beginning of the ceremony, one hunts the bad minds in the whole city.
- The fathers decorate the ridge board of the slots of a dove sculpted.
- The mothers prepare the red holdings of the boys and the braids on which they will be operated.
- The young are going to draw the water, that will serve to wash the wound of circumcise them, to a sacred river. Upon their return, a semblance of battle takes place with the people of the village who tempt to reverse their calabashes.
- Everybody rallies after with the big procession, in direction toward the” VINANY “that is to say the mouth that is next to the big beach of white sand.
- The mother’s brother carries on her back (Manao Antsangory) the nephew; this last wears a dress and a hat in red. The downward “AMPANJAKA” of the kings will pour on each some drops of sacred water.
- The women put their traditional lamba, their hair plaited with care surmounted of hats made of raffia and they spend the whole evening precede the operation to the prayer.
- The last sacred ceremony of the SAMBATRA takes place in the TRANOBE (house of dwelling of the Ampanjaka)

Of one point of medical view, “this surgery is achieved for reasons of hygiene. The risks of complication bound to the sexually transferable illnesses are reduced more at the man circumcise. Otherwise, the practice of the circumcision decreases the possibility to contract the cancer of the penis”, explain Dr Rafalimanana.

Today, the strikes within the company Keangnam continuous. If one really has count it is going to make one week tomorrow. Most of them have already enough of this strike but by fear of the other they are again there to support the consequences. It appears that they are not going to work that when their demand will be satisfied. They have send some representatives besides already to Tananarive to negotiate their problem within representing of HAT, and that it would be able to that these last will be here in Tamatave this Saturday May 9 to debate the case to the staff responsible for the Keangnam in question.
Numerous solutions have been proposed by the company but it was not accept by the strikers.
In any case, there never problem is without solution ;but it will also be necessary that these workers are conscious that it is nevertheless too long; that it would be able to that it is going to return against them

The strike continue today. All of them are at the gate to wait the answer of their request because they have no permission to entry in site. Since yesterday, the society didn’t give them the car to transport them in Ambatovy site. So for coming they have to walk, or go with bicycle, with motor or take a pousse-posse. Or we known that this place is located around 10 km from Tamatave’s town. Today always nobody at the yard, it’s so quiet. They mention that they need Ar 300.000 for the minima salary
We don’t know if they want to continue this strike tomorrow but I promise you to give the amelioration of it.

The worker of Ambatovy project those KEANGNAM were in strike this last saturday, for reclaiming the repayment of their salaries who cut this last time because of the day off during the passage of the cyclone in Tamatave. But it was already resolve.
To day, this morning they continued this strike to ask another thing: to reclaim the increasing of their salary because they saw in chance that it not proportional of the work indication. So this afternoon, no worker in the yard and some of them are already come back in town.
The responsible is already meet them this morning but the situation is not yet resolve . They reclaim the presence of one administration, especially the minister responsible.
It was their request so who of you who can help them, please try to give some suggestions.

As an underdeveloped country, Madagascar has a difficulty to reduce its rate of poverty, of which the one of the factor is an illiteracy. Now, the improvement of the education is one of the government’s goal, thanks to the existence of MAP or Madagascar Action Plan (engagement number 3).
In term of the quality and efficiency, the amelioration of the system education is stimulating the creativities and indeed to help ours learners, to realise their dream and who will require to Madagascar the necessary human resource for becoming a competitive nation and an actor successful for the world’s economy.
Even, it’s not evrybody who will have this occasion to study at school, as the case of the children in the street, which is the main goal of our project such as:
to give them a training, to teach them the right from the wrong, to give them the opportunity to transform their dream into a reality one day and able to leave their initial condition where they were. Personnaly, I’m really excited to see what Théo did last year for the handicape people, and at least he remark that they more than intelligent. So why not to do that for the children in the street, especially at Atsinanana  region.

To end this I’d like to hear your comment guyz, Your idea, suggestions to help  our friends who are suffering too much into their live. As the expression said: ” To give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, But to teach a man how to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.”

Every year, the whales migrate toward Madagascar, in particulary in Sainte-Marie and in Cap Masoala, to breed their babies on October, because

Sainte-Marie

there is the favorable condition for their babies. It’s because of the hot temperatur of the sea.(As we know, the wales are mammals) It’s is a greatest event which is should not be missed here ih Saint-Marie.

As an Paradise island and touristical, the passage of the whales every year in Saint-Marie ocean bring a very big oportunity of the people who are living in this island (Saint-Marian) to attract the tourist either Malagasy either foreingers.
In addition, the beauty of the landscape such as: hotels, its beautiful beach, touristic site as pirates cimetery,…are the main attractive things in Saint-Marie.

In term of festival, this festival is among of the famous one here in Madagascar. First of all, the whales has a very specific name here, people call them as a “Zagnahary be” literally means “Big God” so it means that the whales is a sacred mammals here. That is why, we celebrate their passage here in Saint-Marie.
We starded to celebrate this event since for 1999 with a very huge party: we sings Malagasy songs together and modern songs, we play on the beach untill the morning with a very famous musician sometimes , there is also an exposition in wich we can easily learn more about this island, ..We are feeling alright during this event.

To end this festivity, this festivity is the main economic ressource.
I decided to let you guyz know about this festivity because first of all I’m from threre, I love my own culture, and if you visit there you will see their hospitality, it’s impressioning.In term of Madagascar festivities, it’s my favorite one here.

The congress was organised by the association called: DEJA “Entrepreneurial Challenge of Young Assets”, and was taking place at University of Tamatave on December 17th ’till 21st, 2008.
The main theme is:”Young Intellectuals taking part of development.” And, “What is impossible to the men is possible for God” is the slogan during the congress. The aim of the congress is that to change Madagascar in a better way facing this globalization.
During five days of the congress, since for the opening ceremonies leaded by Pastor Arthur RANALA and Razafimazandimby MANASE we were feeling warm here in campus of University of Tamatave. Also the different intervening, the University President was one of the most dynamic because he helped very much the organizators, including the housing, about materials…
As an international congress, all the University students around Madagascar are interested and running to University of Tamatave.
As an young christian, we had a very important guest who was the president of University christiann in South Africa and now he’s named as a Pastor PAPU.
The training during the congress, the young students learned much about how to be a good entrepreneur. Also, this congress gave a very big oportunity of the young students to meet up. We had fun during the cultural night event, because we were playing together it was an unforgetable time for me.
To sum it up, not only the organizator at the congress but also the government are waiting for that all the participants will bring a development in their society and why not in this sweet country (Madagascar)

Each one has his habit to prepare his exam.
But according to me, for starting you must study very hard to have a good preparation, such as:
* To be present all of time during the course
* To have a good listening during the teacher’s explanation
* To do some research especially for the students of the university
* To read many books (concerned your field), because with it you  can take some ideas, it helps also to know more about the grammar.
And if once the exam will come, it’s not so difficult for you to do your revision.
So during your revision, you must study very hard also,but with moderation. It means that you choose between two suggestions:
- You wake from 10 to 11 pm
-You wake up soon at 3 or 4 am
It depends on you, and your habit.But remember that you must have 6 hours of sleep as said the doctor especially for us students. Otherwise, you won’t get enough sleep, you will become tired, decalcify…