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 where bones of ancestors are taken out and paraded around is performed to not violate any fady (“FAH-dih”) taboos. After leaving the island of Johanna, James Misson reportedly settled in this country, the home of the famadihana (“fah-mah-dee-HAH-nuh”) ritual. Many myths in this country, the site of the likely fictional (*) “pirate utopia” of Libertalia, occurred when it was inhabited by a group of small people 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 heritage. For 10 points, name this country where many folktales involve lemurs. ■END■
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