Tribes: Antakarana

There are a lot of tribes in Madagascar and each person has their own
tribe. One of them is the Antakarana tribe. The people who live in
the North of Madagascar are Antakarana. They have their own forbidden
foods and their own clothes.

First, Antakarana is of Malagasy races. Most of them are from North
Madagascar. They live in Diana regions such as Antsiranana, Ambilobe
and Ambanja. Most of them live in Ambilobe because it is in the
middle of Antsiranana country and Ambanja and near their king
(Tsimiaro III). In this country, the Antakarana people still respect
their traditional cultural values. Every five years, they celebrate a
traditional party for the great king. In this party they pray to god
and their ancestors (Razana).

Second, there are many kinds of foods in Madagascar and some of these
foods are forbidden by some traditions. Most of the Antakarana don't
eat some foods. For several generations, it is forbidden by their
ancestors to eat pork and goat. It may change their way of living if
they do through a curse. In general, every Malagasy people eat rice
but the Antakarana people mix it with coconut. When they welcome a
visitor they cook special foods for them of chicken or other meats.

Third, clothes are very important for Antakarana people. They are
very strict about it and who that they have their own clothes. The
young girls and women wear Salovana and Kisaly and for men they wear
Kitamby. When there is a party, each person wears this. It is
forbidden for a girl to wear pants or shorts if there is an old person
in the house. It is forbidden too in front of parents, brothers and
other families.

To conclude, Madagascar has many tribes. The Antakarana is very
famous and in the north of Madagascar. They have very strict
traditions about food and clothes. It is important for them to behave
respectfully. They have kept their traditions alive.