The head of the bed must face North

Inside the house, to allow positive energies to circulate throughout, everything has to be in the right place. In Madagascar when it comes to sleeping notions, the head of the bed must face north all the time. The north according to the Madagascar culture is the place where power meets holiness and for all those that would want to gain power, the bed should face north. And that is why the parents’ bed is always facing the North so that they gain happiness.

The south is the place of anything related to production. The sun rising in the East, it is forbidden to counter it. Otherwise, the whole family is deprived of blessings. The west is the position of doors through which anything out of use is thrown away. So, when you are invited to a Malagasy family, you have to be careful because everything has its location and that has meaning. It is therefore important to know them. The Malagasy attach great importance to the cardinal points.