https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n Turns out Madagascar is actually a place and is more than just the name of an all time great movie series. It actually is a very interesting place and has a lot to offer. en-us 2024-05-06 14:03:35 UTC 2024-05-08 16:06:42 UTC hello@padlet.com logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981706784 Madagascar is an island country off the southeastern coat of Africa. It is the 4th largest island in the world. Its current population is around 30.8 million and its capital city is Antananarivo. I chose to do this country because I only knew it existed because of the movie Madagascar and I wanted to learn more about it.]]> 2024-05-06 14:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981706784 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981737275 The waterfalls this national park offers are beautiful. The park's altitude ranges between 850 to 1,475 meters, creating a microclimate where you can spot lemurs along with many different birds and reptiles.]]> 2024-05-06 14:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981737275 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981749061 Romazava is one of the national dishes of Madagascar. It is typically made with beef, but can include other kinds of meats. It is turned in a sauce of tomato, garlic, ginger, and stewed mixed greens. The meat is very tender and falls apart.]]> 2024-05-06 14:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981749061 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981777449 The Royal Hill of Ambohimanga is a burial site that consists of venerated royal tombs along with numerous holy places such as its fountains, sacred basins and woods, and sacrificial stones. The Royal Hill is associated with strong feelings of national identity. To this day it remains a place of worship and a place of pilgrimage where people come from madagascar and elsewhere.]]> 2024-05-06 14:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981777449 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981794387 Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo was a Malagasy writer who was one of the most important African poets writing in French. He was considered to be the father of modern literature in madagascar. He wrote seven volumes of poetry before his tragic death. The world he created in his poetry was dominated by visions of death, catastrophe, and alienation.]]> 2024-05-06 15:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981794387 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981804566 This sacred ritual occurs every 5 to 7 years. Known as the turning of the bones, people dig up the bodies of their deceased loved ones, reward the corpses in fresh cloth, and rewrite their names on the cloth to never be forgotten. people dance to live music while carrying the corpses over their heads. They celebrate the life lived by the dead person. This celebration is interesting.]]> 2024-05-06 15:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981804566 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981820476 Lamba is the name of woven cloth of rectangular length that wraps around the body. It is highly symbolic of Magalsy culture. The lamba for daily wear is made of different material then that of worn for burials. The cloth has a variety of colors, stripes, geometric patterns, and shades of colors.]]> 2024-05-06 15:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981820476 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981832958 Funerary monuments provide valuable information about the deceased without any written historical records of that person. The physical characteristics of the monument can tell the group the person was once a part of and the representation of who they saw the deceased person as.]]> 2024-05-06 15:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981832958 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981846979 Typically houses in madagascar have piles to raise the house from the ground and have steeply sloping roofs to make them standout. Central pilars to support these roofs are widespread and traditional homes like the one above are built regardless whether the feature is suited to the local conditions.]]> 2024-05-06 15:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981846979 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981859400 This poplar animated movie series is one of the all time greats. It is about zoo animals from New York City who decide to make an escape and end up being washed ashore on the island of Madagascar where they meet other animals living there and have to survive.]]> 2024-05-06 15:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2981859400 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2985186941 The National Animal of Madagascar is the ring-tailed lemur. The island of madagascar is known for its unique and diverse wildlife resulting from being ecologically isolated for millions of years.]]> 2024-05-08 14:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2985186941 logorman24 https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2985226471 This is a video of traditional singing and dancing in Ambositra, a city within Madagascar. I like the music and the instruments that ar being played along with the drums. Dancing to some music from madagascar sounds like fun.]]> 2024-05-08 14:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/logorman24/udpcva0j3ieon00n/wish/2985226471