HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
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2 days, Assombola . Alaauna—Assimaca. 
3 days, Alimiza . . Aloucoufoura—Azoubana—Alichilli. 
2 days, Alacarabou . Acalabili—Asaola. 
2 days, Alacossi . . Anaimou—Alibalado. 
3 days, Alizadi . . Sadazabe—Sadaboulaga—Sadazoudi. 
2 days, Alohotsi. . Fara alemoucarou—Eaten Aiohotsi. 
To return to a notice of the days, as to their being lucky 
or unlucky. The vava, or ££ opening,” of all the twelve 
moons is considered unlucky, and so also are the fara’ny of 
those in the four cardinal points. The vonto, ££ increase,” 
of each moon is good or lucky, as also are the ££ vody,” or 
terminations. Thus, out of 28, 16 are unlucky, namely, 
twelve vava, and four fara; and 12 only are lucky, namely, 
four vonto, and eight vody. 
Each day is susceptible of its subdivisions, and the same 
names are again employed for this purpose; e. g. Alaha- 
mady vava is sunrise; Asorotany vava, mid-day; and Adimi- 
zana vava, sunset. With this, night commences, and their 
Adijady vava is midnight; and Alahamady the end of night, 
or sunrise. 
Thus the diagram is made to answer, (so far as astrology 
is concerned,) as an almanack for the months of the year, 
the days of the month, and the hours of the day; so that 
sunrise on new-year’s day would be, in the description of 
the Mpanandro, Alahamady vava (hour), or Alahamady vava 
(day) in Alahamady. For the ordinary purposes of life the 
method is far more simple; as the names of the months 
alone are used, the day is signified by numbers from 1 to 
28, and the divisions of the day by some reference to the 
length of shadows—the height of the sun; or circumstance 
in the customs of the people—driving out cattle, returning 
them to the folds, &c. 
The larger divisions of the day and night just named, viz. 
