{"id":249140,"date":"2022-02-02T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nosykomba.com\/uncategorized\/morengy-and-dust-bal\/"},"modified":"2022-02-20T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T12:47:17","slug":"morengy-and-dust-bal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nosykomba.com\/en\/cultures-and-traditions\/morengy-and-dust-bal\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00f4rengy and dust bal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; 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Hand-to-hand combat is forbidden, but kicking and kneeing are allowed.<br \/>\nIf the historical period and the context in which it was created are debated, we know with certainty that it was born in the Sakalava region, and more precisely in the northwest of the Big Island. It has since spread widely throughout the country.<br \/>\nAlthough the sport can be played in sports centres such as gyms, the Malagasy prefer its original version, in the open air and on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fefae0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_class=&#8221;custom_row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;10px||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;second-on-mobile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nosykomba.com\/media\/spectateurs-enfants-morengy.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;spectateurs-enfants-morengy&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;first-on-mobile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the m\u00f4rengy is a tradition to which the Sakalava are deeply attached.<br \/>\nTaking place in the afternoon, it is also a public entertainment, which makes the joy of the youngest as well as the oldest. All the villagers can attend. They take part in the &#8220;show&#8221; by encouraging the opponents with joyful shouts.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;10px||10px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nosykomba.com\/media\/makis-morengy.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;makis-morengy&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_class=&#8221;custom_row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The music<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Musicians also motivate them and enliven the performance by playing lively rhythms, often based on percussion. 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