Question

In a myth from this country, a peasant tried to cut down the leg of the giant Rapeto (“rah-PAY-too”) thinking it was a tree, thus making the land. In this country, a ritual (-5[1])where bones of ancestors are taken out and paraded around is performed (15[1])to not violate any fady (“FAH-dih”) taboos. (15[2])After leaving (15[1])the island of Johanna, James Misson reportedly settled in this country. (15[3])This country, the site of the likely fictional (*) “pirate utopia” (10[1])of (10[1])Libertalia, (10[4])is the (10[1])home (10[2])of the famadihana (10[2])(“fah-mah-dee-HAH-nuh”) ritual. Myths of this country tell (10[1])about a group (10[1])of small inhabitants known as Vazimba. (10[1]-5[1])The son of the god Zanahery (“zah-nah-HAY-rih”) is believed to have descended to earth and begun this country’s Merina dynasty, (10[2])while other (10[2])myths combine its Bantu and Austronesian (10[1])heritage. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country where many folktales (10[1])involve (10[1])lemurs. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Madagascar [or Republic of Madagascar; accept Repoblikan’i Madagasikara; accept République de Madagascar]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology>
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