Also, the upland peoples of Madagascar observe a ritual every five to seven years called "Famadihana," or "turning of the bones." They will exhume their ancestors, provide them with fresh shrouds, and celebrate with them in a lively party. It kinda rhymes with Dia de los Muertos.
Also, the upland peoples of Madagascar observe a ritual every five to seven years called "Famadihana," or "turning of the bones." They will exhume their ancestors, provide them with fresh shrouds, and celebrate with them in a lively party. It kinda rhymes with Dia de los Muertos.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing this, it's exactly the kind of reverence for the dead and direct engagement with mortality that I'm theorizing American culture (at least) broadly lacks today. Great example of how such a ritual would put you in a very specific, mortality-aware headspace.
Also, the upland peoples of Madagascar observe a ritual every five to seven years called "Famadihana," or "turning of the bones." They will exhume their ancestors, provide them with fresh shrouds, and celebrate with them in a lively party. It kinda rhymes with Dia de los Muertos.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing this, it's exactly the kind of reverence for the dead and direct engagement with mortality that I'm theorizing American culture (at least) broadly lacks today. Great example of how such a ritual would put you in a very specific, mortality-aware headspace.