Madagascar Report

Madagascar is the fourth forest country in the world and is one of the safest in the world.  It’s people are one of the nicest and most beautiful people that you will ever meet and one of the most diverse. In this information report I will talk about the tradition and food of the Malagasy people , the living style of the Malagasy people and the animals in Madagascar.

The Malagasy people have a tradition of eating rice as their main dish. In fact the dish is so important to the Malagasy people that some won’t be able to sleep if they don’t have rice. This has led to 47% of children under 5 years are stunted  and 8% weight is low from their height.  Also when consuming rice you must eat at the speed the host is eating otherwise they may give you more food that was intended for tomorrow which is not good for the family. Many of the street foods in Madagascar are deep fried such as deep fried bananas or deep fried peppers. The national dish of Malagasy is Romazava which is meat , tomatoes  , greens , zebu and onions which is accompanied by rice. 

Most of the people living in Madagascar live in rural areas in the south, most work as farmers and produce and coffee. Madagascar is also a very youthful country as 60% of its population is under 25.  Music is a very important part of Malagasy lifestyle. One of the instruments that Malgagasy play are the Valiha which is sort of a guitar like instrument.  Malgasy food is

 often inspired by the countries around them such as Southeast Asia. An unusual activity that the Malagasy indulge in every few years is to dig out the grave of their ancestors and dance with their bones. After the party is over they bury the bones back in the grave.

Madagascar is home to around 1000 species of animals. One common animal is the ring-tailed lemur that is most associated with Madagascar based on the recent movies made on it. There are more species of meurs out there in Madagascar such as the silky sifaka lemur which is endangered and one of the rarest lemurs in the world. It’s name means Angel of the Forest. There is also a unique bat to Madagascar which is the aye aye bat which has the ears of a bat and the teeth of a rat and uses its middle fingers to dig out bugs in the trees. There is also the flat tailed Gecko which is like a dried brown leaf and can camouflage in trees. Some animals are also extinct in Madagascar and some are still endangered.

In conclusion Madagascar is an interesting country home to the most amazing food and interesting animals and traditions. While some of its traditions may seem bizarre Madagasy people are very nice and kind people that will let in a complete stranger to dine in for dinner because of how kind they are. It is also a safe country that is desirable for any tourist to come to with amazing food and interesting people.