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<td valign="top">[[Image:Betsileo_06.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Betsileo women pounding the rice]]</td></tr></table>
 The ceremony of [[Famadihana]] - ''turning of the bones'' was introduced to the Betsileo people by the Merina during the time of Queen {{nowrap begin}}Ranavalona I.{{nowrap end}} Like many other ethnical groups, also the Betsileo are also superstitious. For example, it is [[fady]] to start a meal before the father or the most honourable person is present. For a husband it is fady to wear a lamba (traditional blanket) thrown over his shoulder during the pregnancy of his wife.

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