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Madagascar

Madagascar. Population and Languages.

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Madagascar

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  1. Madagascar

  2. Population and Languages • There are 18,643,000 inhabitants in Madagascar. The National (or official) languages are standard Malagasy, French and English, but the main language used is French. In the colonial period (1896–1945) French became the dominant Language of the island, but has since became the secondary language, just behind Malagasy. (Antananarivo is the capital)

  3. The French Takeover • In 1883, the French attacked Madagascar and, after three years of war, Madagascar became a French protectorate (controlled by France). Then, after a large invasion in 1895 by French forces, Madagascar became a French colony. The monarchy was abolished, and French became the official language of Madagascar. In 1958, the French elected a new President, Charles De Gaulle and He immediately granted Madagascar its independence. The locals then renamed their nation the Malagasy Republic and Philibert Tsiranana became the president of Madagascar.

  4. Food • Rice is the staple of the Madagascar diet, the natives have made plenty of dishes from this grain, but the diet is still a very varied one. They also use beef, pork, chicken, crab, fish, corn, peanuts, and potatoes. Spicy foods are also popular in Madagasgar. Koba is the ‘national snack’ which is a pate of rice, banana, and peanut. One of the islands famous seafood snacks is Akoho sy voanio. Which is made from chicken, coconut, tomatoes, onion, garlic, ginger, oil, salt and pepper it is all stir fried and served with rice.

  5. Pirates • Madagascar was a ‘haven’ to many of the fiercestpirates. There are many coves and it is near to the Indian Ocean trade routes. There are stories of buried treasure and stories of the pirates deeds have become part of many of the islands folklore.

  6. Religion • The three major religions in Madagascar are traditional, Christian, and Islamic. The traditional religion is the African religion. 52% of Madagascar's religion is Traditional. The second major religion is Christianity; 41% of the religion is Christianity and 7% is Islamic practices.

  7. Culture • In Madagascar they make textiles and do wood carvings. They also make paintings and do stone carvings. They are a very artistic people. Madagascar also has a lot of holidays and festivals. The usual Christian holidays like Easter and Christmas are celebrated, as well as Insurrection Day (29 March, to celebrate the rebellion against the French in 1947).

  8. Music • The music from Madagascar, like the culture and the people, has got influences from a lot of countries around including Mauritius, Mozambic, Reunion Island, South Africa and far South Asian and France. Today the music is played with mostly modern instruments but traditional ones are normally added. The music makes all the village dance, including very young children. • Traditional Instruments include the ambio, aponga, guitare, jejy voatavo, kabosy, lokanga, marovany, sodina, tsikadraha, valiha.

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