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THE BURIAL OF THE MERINA TRIBE
1. Singing to farewell the dead person
The family members and the relatives of the dead person sing all night long, the friends and village mate are also invited to sing. It can take 2 to 5 nights ad it is to honor the dead peron and to support the closest family members.
2. Food and Eating
Everybody gets served during the time that we keep the dead person in the village before the burial
3. To shroud
The close family members have to look at the dead person before they have to shroud the dead person.
4. Kabary or Speech
The Pastor or the Priest ( depending on the religion ) has to attend a speech to honor God and the dead person.
The Loholona is the oldest and respected person in the village. He has to attend a speech to thank the local people who support the family with their presence.
5. The support of the whole villagers
The whole villagers are concerned; it is a sad event for everyone.
Here is a proof of the FIHAVANANA: The Malagasy philosophy which means to LOVE EVERYONE, to help everyone…
6. The Merina family tomb
The tomb is built differently for the 18 Malagasy tribes. This is the typical tomb of the MERINA tribe.
7. The Burial
The burial is sad, it should be the same when you loose someone.
8. The dead children under 10 years old
The Merina tribe does not open the tomb if a child under 10 years old dies. We bury the child under ground out of the family tomb, in a wooden coffin. We move the dead body when we have to bury a dead person over 10 years old to open the family tomb.
9. Extra
The Merina people are originally migrants from Indonesia who came from the Indian Ocean. We have the same faces as Indonesian people as the language sounds a bit similar.
