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Dancing with dead in Madagascar

news.bbc.co.uk — To outsiders dancing with the corpse of a dead loved one, years after their demise, might seem ghoulish. But as Jonny Hogg reports, to the people of Madagascar, it is a ritual of respect for their departed ancestors.

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  • GoodnDelicious, on 08/17/2008, -0/+2Scary, but hey that's their culture.
    Well I've learned something today!
  • brightlight4, on 08/17/2008, -0/+4It is one way to come to terms with the death of our loved ones and to learn how to not have to fear death but accept it as part of our lives.
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