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<td valign="top">[[Image:Betsileo_rice_field_01.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Terraced rice field]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_07Betsileo_rice_field_02.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Traditional farmingTerraced rice field]]</td>
<td valign="top">[[Image:Bara_people_04.jpg|189px|none|thumb|Traditional farming]]</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 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.