The Antakarana have distinctive shared beliefs that are expressed through a number of different customs and rituals. They have strong bonds with their natural surroundings. There are ceremonies and prayers associated with waterholes crater lakes, waterfalls, rivers, mountains, trees and other plants, etc.
There are three main rites performed by the Antakarana, the Tsangantsainy, the Tsakafara, and the Fitsanganan’ny maty.
