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Local Customs: Life in Madagascar
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  • Written by ATLC on Aug 26, 2002
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    • Madagascar - STALL BY THE ROAD IN MADAGASCAR
  • STALL BY THE ROAD IN MADAGASCAR
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    • Life in Madagascar is by history very French. The language is French, and the breakfasts too. So at least that can be familiar to some tourists.
    The hundreds of little stalls along the roads bear the names 'Boucherie', 'Epicerie', but you don't want to buy any food there except bottled drinks.

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    Local Customs: Greetings in Madagascar
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    • Madagascar - LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM IN MADAGASCAR
  • LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM IN MADAGASCAR
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    • Friends and acquaintances kiss each other 2, 3 or 4 times on each cheek every time they see each other.

    Goodbye Veloma!
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    Photo Football is also taken seriously here...

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    Local Customs: Hospitality in Madagascar
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    • Madagascar - A FEAST OF MADAGASCAR FOOD
  • A FEAST OF MADAGASCAR FOOD
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    • The Malagasy are very hospitable. And food is an important part of it.

    Photo This feast was prepared for us in Tuléar where a French couple of our group was to receive a medal for their project Ny Faribolana which develops a center for multihandicapped children and a doctor's post.

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    Local Customs: Delicate, papyrus like, handmade paper
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    • Madagascar - ANTAMOIRO PAPER FROM MADAGASCAR
  • ANTAMOIRO PAPER FROM MADAGASCAR
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    • Delicate, papyrus like, handmade Antaimoro paper decorated with pressed, dried and embedded wild flowers.
    This is a gift card and makes a very good suitcase-friendly souvenir.

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    Local Customs: Or Antaimoro paper notebooks...
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    • Or Antaimoro paper notebooks with embroidered images from Malagasy life...

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    Local Customs: This was a gift from our hosts...
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    • This was a gift from our hosts in Madagascar. There is an amazing variety of (semi)precious gemstones here inclulding a rare dark blue aquamarine, but also all sorts of quartz, garnets, moonstone, amazonite etc. The largest crystal ever found came from Madagascar and weighed more than 380 tons (I got all this from a guide).

    You'll find 100s of varietys of these ashtrays and eggs in all sizes, colours and perfection.

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    SWFC_Fan Sat Mar 15, 2008 23:04 UTC
     Wow, Mariette Andrianjaka certainly takes her food seriously! That must have been a mouthwatering meal! :-) I love the simple beachside accommodation - definitely looks like my idea of paradise! :-)    		JocelynR Fri Feb 22, 2008 07:08 UTC
     Thank you for sharing your experiences. My son and his girlfriend want to travel to Madagascar soon so it was of interest to me although I am still not sure about going there just for a holiday!
    pinzano Mon Jan 14, 2008 09:59 UTC
     beautiful. you remind me that Madagascar is a place I really want to go to.    		Escadora7 Fri Nov 9, 2007 04:57 UTC
     Hi Anke-Thea - really interesting tips about Madagascar restaurants. Best wishes, Ash & Eve
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