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Fitampoha
Fitampoha is a traditional ceremony of the Sakalava people of Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ..., taking place every five years at Belo-sur-Tsiribihina. The main ritual of Fitampoha consists in bathing the relics, called ''dady'', of the ancient Sakalava kings in the waters of the Tsiribihina River, once part of the Sakalava kingdom of Menabe. The most venerated of the ancient kings is Andriamisara I, who is considered the common ancestor of both the main Sakalava dynasty, dynasties, that of Menabe and that of Boina Kingdom, Boina. References Il ''Fitampoha'' o il bagno delle reliquieArticle on Fitampohaat Haisoratra at Tranofalafa 2.0 Culture of Madagascar Sakalava Malagasy words and phrases Rituals Water and religion {{madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakalava
The Sakalava are an ethnic group of Madagascar. They are primarily found on the western edge of Madagascar from Toliara in the south to the Sambirano River in the north. The Sakalava constitute about 6.2 percent of the total population, or about 2,079,000 in 2018. Their name means "people of the long valleys." Ethnic identity The Sakalava are a number of smaller ethnic groups that once comprised an empire, rather than an ethnic group in its own right. The origin of the word ''Sakalava'' itself is still subject to controversy, as well as its actual meaning. The most common explanation is the modern Malagasy translation of Sakalava meaning long ravines, denoting the relatively flat nature of the land in western Madagascar. Another theory is that the word is possibly from the Arabic '' saqaliba'', which is in turn derived from Late Latin ''sclavus'', meaning slave. History Sakalavas are considered to be a mix of Austronesian and Bantu peoples. Austronesian peoples from variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
