Event Brief
Madagascar Revives Pre-Colonial New Year Celebrations
Filed: Mar 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET
Summary: Antananarivo sees large crowds as Madagascar restores its traditional New Year, Alahamady Be, with ancestral rituals.
WHO: Madagascar government
WHAT: restoration of traditional New Year celebrations
WHEN: Mar 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM ET
WHERE: Antananarivo
WHY: to revive a pre-colonial custom abandoned for decades
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