The Cultural Tours in Madagascar helps one to know the people, languages, food and cuisine, family values, moral values and the religious beliefs of the people in the country. There are many operators providing different Cultural Tours in Madagascar.
The original inhabitants of Madagascar were the Vazimba, popular as the mysterious people. These people were dwarfs. This race was driven out by the Huba who came from Asia. They conquered the Highlands. The earliest immigrants were the People from Indonesia (Java and Sumatra), Malaysia, Africa, India, Arabia and Borneo. This had impact on the diversity of culture and languages. From 7th to 12th centuries, there were second wave of immigrants from the Arab country. The Bantu colonized the western side of the island in 12th century. Europeans started coming from the 16th century.
The Madagascar Cultural Tours helps one to know the people better. The actual population of Madagascar is calculated to be around 16 million. The people are popular for their hospitality and friendliness. The people put a great value on the tradition that have come down from their ancestors as well as the land they belong to. Presently, there are 18 main tribes who speak different dialects, with Malagasy as the official language. People put a great value on respect to the elders, ancestors, the family as well as the God.
The main meal of the island is rice, vegetables and zebu met. Local rum is served in all occasions. There are separate cuisines in every tribe. A family ceremony of exhumation or Famadihana happens every 3rd, 5th or 7th year, depending on the saying of the family's history. It is the re-wrapping of the remains of the ancestors with silk. After this, a family feast takes place. Circumcision is widely practiced as it is considered as a real man if one is circumcised. It happens from July till August.
Family in Madagascar means father, the mother, children, uncles and aunts, nieces and nephews. The family always lives together. Lifestyle of Madagascar People is quite simple. All the family members live and work in the same village. Young people show respect to elders. The elders are served the best part of meat and they are the first to start eating. People greet one another with good manners when they meet. The people of Madagascar are very religious with around 80 percent of the people being Catholics and Protestants. The rest of the people believe that god is the creator and is called "Zanahary". There are different Madagascar Tours available to know ore about the people and their lifestyles.
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