The Living And The Dead Dance in East Africa.

A country called Madagascar has for decades taken to what some people see as deviating from norm as part of their culture where the dead of a family member that has been buried for some years(7 years) precisely is invoked to celebrate with the living.
 The country which  locates in East Africa is home for the fourth largest Island in the world has since the arrival of humans on island in 359 BC  been witnessing different stages of civilization and cultures. One of her (Madagascar) culture is known as Famadihana  which has been in existence since the 17th- century where burial rite is performed - literally translated to "turning of the bones."
 According to report, famadihana involves the digging up a corpse to dance with the living. This is done in every seven years by the family of the dead.
 The celebration starts with music trumpets and chants of joy while this is being done, digging commences. An elderly person from one the family, takes up the duty of invoking the dead body to join the living. This act which is considered very important because it is the only chance of the dead to revisit the world and relive his activities - this they sometimes invoke through black magic.
 As the dead body is invoked, the body is cleansed and wrapped in expensive clothing like silk before they are raised high by relatives to dance around with it. Women who are unable to give birth usually cut a patch of the cloth and place it under their bed with hopes of blessings.
 Also relatives avail the opportunity to tell the dead the happenings they have had since their departure. In this way, the dead is seen in respond to acknowledgement.
 After, the bodies are turned upside-down as a seal of their journey to the spirit for the final rest.