HIKING : Play sports and enrich knowledge history (ANTSOMANGY)

Sports, play sports … it never ends, yes, it is a daily meal if you want to be healthy. For me structure, especially I have enough time to devote to the sport this time, so I opted for hiking.

The tourist office organizes all Tananarive (ORTANA)  two weeks an output around Analamanga. For walkers, get some fresh air, enjoy nature, out of his everyday routine.
Everyone can take a hike, even a child of 7 or 8 years old can compete with the big ones. I admit they arrive well to beat the seniors, even if they complain a little halfway.

Antsomangy lies between the NR2 and NR3, 18 km from Tana, it bifurcates Ambohimangakely Ambohimailala to reach by bus, go down to Antsapandrano to start walking, this way, one can contemplate the Rova of Ilafy.

This part is not really too hard or easy. Just a few gentle slopes, bunds, not even a slip or the rain comes falling the day … lol … if the galley for some especially if your shoes are not suitable for that, why must put cleats.

The march lasted about three hours, more than enough for a beautiful ache for sedentary.

The history

Atop ANTSOMAGY is a museum in a traditional house that was build between the 15th and 17th century. This is a site ANDRIAMPOLOFANTSY, son of King RALAMBO. In the late 18th century and early 19th century with ANDRIANAMPOINIMERINA time, the death penalty was the punishment by decapitation. The place of execution is Antsomangy. At the last moment the executioner turned towards AMBOHIMANGA, the king’s counselors had the last word. If  Hagafotsy appeared, the executioner going to the capital execution if Hagamainty appeared, it was loose and let the guilty meditate on his fate.

For some reason people have abandoned places at the same time to build a hamlet against low in the east, which was to have twenty dwelling house during the colonial period. In the current ANTSOMANGY is home RAFARASOA mother of Flavien RANAIVO, writer, family vault RASATRANABO the family home and Ravahatra and RAKETAKA, which will be renovated and converted into a museum of 15th and 19th century in memory of RASATRANABO (1840 – 1891), one of the first 12 students of British missionaries, translated the bible into Malagasy and Ravahatra martyr persecuted by the end of the reign of Ranavalona I, the first pastor of the parish Ambohitrantenaina.

Noticed that   the SOMANGY is a medicinal plant tubers, whose root is healing.

I love doing the hike, can enrich my knowledge in terms of history and practice sport. Next appointment for another story and another region in two weeks

Ice club outing : output of relaxation and knowledge!

We had 25 members, relaxed, had fun, made trekking last Saturday at Ambohimanga.  ICe Club is a group of people without distinction like English, has its existence already 6 years ( Crazy about English). I joined there as a few months, but already I love .we talked about everything or nothing . We have a topic to debate each Saturday at Carlton Anosy as the members even suggested ( environment, social, sports,…) especially joke between us. Me personally I like to joke with my friends LOL..:). We have a meeting every Saturday at the Carlton Hotel and after depending on the availability of members, it was sports or watching a movie, a way to learn or improve our speech or enrich our vocabulary.

Ice club Mada members on the top of /the mpanandro did his sunbathing!

Our exit like we did last Saturday. It was a day full of relaxation out of routine and exercise, especially to see some historic place as the palace of Ambohimanga, that some of us never visited or other the second time. A  royal palace Ambohimanga or once reigned king Andrianampoinimerina which is located 21 km north of Antananarivo.

This palace was declared as a national heritage 14/02/2001. Apart Andrianampoinimerina also had other kings that reigned there:

–  Andriatsimitoviaminandriana

– Andriambelomasina

– Andrianjafy

– Andrianampoinimerina

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Rova Mahandry Ambohimanga

FIDASIANA

There is a place where the Sovereign gathered his subjects. A camp site which had the same functions as the ancient Andohalo in Antananarivo…a devoted place used for ceremonial events : solemn speeches meetings, presentation of the  » hasina «  Honor the Sovereign, jubilation, in fact a place for royal ritual celebration.
AMBATORANGOTINA : A place for legal proceeding of justice. Use for an oath of allegiance or honesty. In that case, the persons involved drank, holy water mixed with consacred…

The most historic place we visited as it is the over side hill and there are many historic and holy shrines  ( tomb) or remains the « mpanandro »,  « mpimasy ». The kind of person who predicts the future, things that we can not explain. People visit this place to seek happiness, find solutions to their problems such as: diseases, unemployment, infertility or desire to have children.
Like any historical place in Madagascar, there are things we can not ignore the taboo forbidden to bring chicken, onions, garlic, bare feet before entering sacred places.

The thing we surprised, this is the « Tsimandrimandry » kind of tradition that the coast have also. A ritual to break the spirit of mpimasy or mpanandro to speak. He or She goes through in your body, thus, you must accept the game itself to evoke the spirit, dancing to traditional and rhythmn. The tsimandrimandry starts 6pm not finish that 6 am. There are 3 people dictate what ceremony on within this sacred place that helps you to solve your needs. Therefore return once your wishes or your dreams come true, You should contact back there to make offerings: ducks, geese, candy, rum…

one of the sacred tombs

Madagascar has several places historic holy places, traditions that many people still respect. Foreigners do respect us for the Malagasy people. Despite the youth of today, do not know that. It is time for parents to make or college visit. It’s a shame if you were questioning I never visited the palace of our king once…