Sunday morning, I was dazzled seeing kids full of joy playing kites. I decided to take out my camera and come nearer to take some pics. They were all excited and I wish Andry could take a pic of me surrounded by the kids. I have to admit that I really appreciated such moment (one of the reason why I’ve dreamt of becoming a reporter 
). Look at the kids on the pic below; they all run to be in the photo .
I could meet Ikalavazaha, a little girl who made her own kite and proudly played among the guys.
Ikalavazaha
I also noticed that some kites were stranded in the wire poles.
No more comments, enjoy the pics 
For your information, the Malagasy word for kite is “Papango” which means Hawk. They are made with plastic bags, threads and two thin pieces of bamboo.
The kites are really simple (not like Chinese ones) but the kids are able to make their own papango and are really proud of their great job. They would be really sad if their kite will be stuck in the wire poles, anyway, they will always manage to make a new one.
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May 17, 2009 at 5:42 pm
jogany
this is the sweetest and cutest post ever.we used to fly our kites in Tamatave on the beach in front of the bord..geez…memories
May 17, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Mitia
Hi girls
He Jogany U too used to play kites in Tamatave! waouhhh! I used to play this but around my neighbourhood in Valpinson Tamatave, the world is really small; I re-create papango with my babygirl some weeks ago but the weather here does not allow us to fly it! we are waiting…
See U
May 17, 2009 at 7:03 pm
ariniaina
geeez… sweet memories
I remember my sister and I also flied kites in our garden. Yep, our father helped us to make them
May 18, 2009 at 6:11 am
Tahina
Mmm reminds me of so many things in my childhood
I would save my snacks to buy thread lool and make sure to have a “tubino” (I don’t even know if it’s written like that lool) the best ones lool.
Before, when the plastic bags where not fashinable yet for making kites, we used news paper, rice, thorns and bamboo
May 19, 2009 at 10:47 pm
jogany
then we go fish some weird eels and fishes at the seaport which is something forbidden since…it’s way too polluted to be eaten but kinda of fun to do
harendrina June 25th night is around the corner , i hope you guyz will have fun making the most amazing report on this
June 21, 2009 at 12:06 am
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