THE CIRCUMCISION

Nowadays ; the traditions become a history but the manner of the practising was not the same. Even if the Malagasy people keep again the customs and traditions; one of them is the circumcisions.

In summarize, circumcision is means the take off a part of skins of the little boy’s genital.

Even if the goal is the same about the circumcision. The manner of accomplishment is depend of the wealth and the region for the Malagasy people.

For the Malagasy; there are a lot of circumcision’s kind.

The “Halatra”

A simple circumcision ; no inviting the relative and friends, except the family. There is no party, no wasting many money.

The “Hasoavana”

On this kind of circumcision, the family; the relative and friends have to come. This is with a big party and everybody will be happy; but there is cow to kill.

The “Sambatra”.

This is the very important circumcision for the Malagasy people. This is with a big party, a big fiesta and the someone who take part of this kind of circumcision waste a lot of money that they can do. The little boy must to wear a new clothes and the parents have to be satisfact.

The Malagasy people doing the “Sambatra” every seven years and the year begin by Friday’s day.

There are many rules to follow during the circumcision for the Malagasy :

“Mijery andro” or looking for a day; to avoid the problems and accident that can appear. The day of the accomplishing the circumcision called “Andron-jaza”

The Malagasy people do the operation or “Fandidiana”in the dawn of the morning between 2 till 5 o’clock..

One strong man keep the little boy so much and the “Rain-jaza” do the operating or “Fandidiana”.The father or Grand-Father of the little boy eat the part of skins from it.That’s means that he keep the little boy’s life safely in by the believing and customs malagasy.It is means also that he loves the little boy and his son.

The relatives or the public give something for the little boy that called “Hasin-jaza” or “Siki-jaza”.

For the Malagasy ; when the circumcision of a little boy is finish; that is means that he is become a members of man on the community; he is a real man .

That is means circumcision for the Malagasy; but all the Malagasy have is own customs also ;they are not the same as you think.

“Malagasy’s tradition” reported by me!

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