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

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