Merina

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• As the king was attempting to build allegiances among highlanders, the construction of large permanent tombs became popular among certain groups of Merina.

  Academic text (2005)

• The transformation of the highlands landscape by the Merina (the people who inhabit the central highlands) was central to the formation of the Merina kingdom, as were the social meanings embedded in landscape elements, including water, wood, and stone.

  Academic text (2005)

• Landscape is at the very heart of Merina political identity.

  Academic text (2005)

• The photograph shows a group of Merina gathered around a large stone.

  Academic text (2005)

• For the Merina and other Malagasy, stone is far from being an inert material.

  Academic text (2005)

• Merina children celebrate Independence Eve by carrying brightly painted paper lanterns.

  Academic text (2003)

• While day labor is the domain of single women in the Ankarana region, it is performed more often by married people in the Vakinankaratra region of the Merina highlands of Madagascar (Skjortnes 2000).

  Academic text (2002)

• Many Merina honor their ancestors by building tombs in the highlands of Madagascar.

• Merina families often gather for traditional feasts during important cultural festivals.

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