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== Habits and customs in the region ==
According to oral tradition, as a result of struggles for land in the central highlands, the Sakalava fled to the great desert plains of the mid-west.<br>Ampelamana and his troop settled on the lakes of Bekopaka. They are were named ''Vazimba an drano'' which can be translated as "Masters of the waters".<br>Andrianavoavo and his people took refuge in the Tsingy, they are called ''Vazimba an-tanety'' ("Masters of the land").<br>
There are still descendants of these famous settlers who were divided into two clans.
* ''Fiboahan-teraky'' - First release of a newborn<br>
Ceremony that marks the first release of a newborn and its mother after the birth of the child. A celebration is organized for the occasion.
* ''Tapakanaky'' - Circumcision<br>
This is the act of removing the foreskin of boys and sometimes adolescent. This custom is practiced almost throughout Madagascar. According to the Sakalava belief, tapakanaky is the threshold that separates the child from the man. One can not call an uncircumcised male a man.
* ''Lohavony''
* ''Roba-trano''
* ''Moraingy''
