
The Diana Regional Communication and Culture Directorate has declared April as the month of zebu. Cultural heritage, object of ritual and cultural, this animal is the symbol of social cohesion. He weaves the link between the Malagasy and strengthens the fihavanana. It is to know that in the northern part, the custom goes hand in hand with the barea. Moreover, the appearance of Aombo Manga On the beach of Bobaomby, although this is a myth, depicts under a fantastic trait its cultural identity.
The DRCC Diana team led by Fabio Tinogny will highlight the specificity of this two horns creature during this month of April. As a result, a meeting took place yesterday, Tuesday 1er April, at the Grande Maison de la Communication. Indeed, it is a question of creating in a decisive way a major unprecedented event on the tip of the country. AOMBY MAZAVA LOHAsuch will be the theme proposed for this year in consideration of this atypical race. Weighing more than 500 kg, a white coat around the head, this bovid is rare these days, even in the process of disappearance. Therefore, various activities, including workshop exhibitions that will revolve around the theme of the Sakalava animal totem will be designed. “” Beyond its characteristic, the Aomby Mazava Loha embodies loyalty, righteousness and especially purity … We want to wear the ancestral value high, to make it discover young people, most of whom have forgotten the essence of us-cuts. And the team will evoke in an artistic way the importance of manners. In short, this month will be busy.. “Said the regional director Fabio Tinogny.
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Indeed, in order to carry out ceremonies, tradition requires that its blood be shed on the Tany Masiñythe sacred earth. At the same time, a person resulting from the line of mpijôro Make an invocation asking for the grace of the one who created the universe (Zañahary) and the ancestors living in heaven. The purpose of this practice is to maintain not only the relationship between ancestors and their descendants but also retains cosmic balance. The cattle herd is also synonymous with wealth. It can serve as as well as as an asset as a husband brings to his wife, the dowry, as a convention with the intention of forming an alliance between two families or human groups.
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