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famadihana

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famadihana (countable and uncountable, plural famadihanas)

  1. A Madagascan ceremony in which a corpse is exhumed, wrapped in fresh cloth, and reburied, to the accompaniment of dancing.

Malagasy

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Noun

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famadihana

  1. the act of turning something over
  2. (figuratively) the famadihana ceremony

Descendants

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  • → English: famadihana
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