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Thanks a BOMB: VazahaGasy a ‘Best of Malagasy...
Posted on 21/01/2008
I am gratified and honoured that this VazahaGasy blog has been voted the winner of the Society category in the Best of Malagasy Blogs awards. I’m resisting an urge not to mention it...
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How to make a lamba
Posted on 18/01/2008
Following on from a comment received to my previous post ‘Traditional Madagascar clothing: the lamba‘, here’s a quick guide to making your own lamba. Even a total beginner...
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Living with poverty: personal stories
Posted on 10/01/2008
Each Westerner from a rich country living in a poor country like Madagascar faces the challenge of coming to terms with being rich living amongst poverty. There are those who despise the...
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Malagasy cuisine – a beginner’s guide
Posted on 26/12/2007
In my previous post, The Role of Food in Malagasy life, I looked at how food fits into Malagasy life. But what do people actually eat? Rice, rice and more rice No discussion of Malagasy...
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Role of food in Malagasy life
Posted on 18/12/2007
Food forms a central part of the activity, rhythm and conversation of daily life in Madagascar. Its importance is because preparing meals is a lengthy and communal affair, food takes up the...
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Traditional Madagascar clothing: the lamba
Posted on 06/12/2007
Traditional dress in Northern Madagascar involves wearing the ‘lamba’. The word lamba simply means cloth or clothing but usually refers to the two matching pieces of fabric that...
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Building a traditional wooden boat in Madagascar
Posted on 28/11/2007
Jean has finished building his latest boat named Miaraka (Malagasy for ‘to be together’ or ‘to go together’) . It’s a traditional wooden boat that can use sail...
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Racial and ethnic groups in Northern Madagascar
Posted on 21/11/2007
As described in ‘Are Malagasys racist?’, race and ethnicity matter in Madagascar. Although it may look as if everybody is a crazy mix, these are the main groups that I have...
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Mouse eats knickers
Posted on 09/11/2007
A mouse has just run over my foot whilst I was getting underwear out of the cupboard. Thus I have now linked two minor events that happened in the last week where I spotted: 1. holes in my...
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Should we be nice to children?
Posted on 01/11/2007
In Britain, children are worshiped and considered the most important members of the family. The parents exist to provide for and guide the children, their own needs being second place to...
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