5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁now ▁pract iced ▁Christian ity , ▁while ▁just ▁ 4 . 5 % ▁of ▁Mad ag asc ans ▁pract iced ▁folk ▁relig ions ; ▁among ▁Christians , ▁pract ition ers ▁of ▁Protest ant ism ▁out number ed ▁ad her ents ▁of ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism . ▁ ▁The ▁v ener ation ▁of ▁ancest ors ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁tradition ▁of ▁tomb ▁building , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁high lands ▁practice ▁of ▁the ▁fam ad ih ana , ▁where by ▁a ▁dece ased ▁family ▁member ' s ▁remains ▁are ▁ex hum ed ▁and ▁re - w ra pped ▁in ▁fresh ▁sil k ▁shr oud s , ▁before ▁being ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁tomb . ▁The ▁fam ad ih ana ▁is ▁an ▁occasion ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁bel oved ▁ancest or ' s ▁memory , ▁reun ite ▁with ▁family ▁and ▁community , ▁and ▁enjoy ▁a ▁fest ive ▁atmosphere . ▁Res idents ▁of ▁surrounding ▁villages ▁are ▁often ▁invited ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁party , ▁where ▁food ▁and ▁rum ▁are ▁typically ▁served , ▁and ▁a ▁hi rag asy ▁tr oupe ▁or ▁other ▁musical ▁entertain ment ▁is ▁commonly ▁present . ▁Consider ation ▁for ▁ancest ors ▁is ▁also ▁demonstrated ▁through ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁f ady , ▁tab o os ▁that ▁are ▁respect ed ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁lifetime ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁who ▁establish es ▁them . ▁It ▁is ▁widely ▁believed ▁that ▁by ▁showing ▁respect ▁for ▁ancest ors ▁in ▁these ▁ways , ▁they ▁may ▁interven e ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁living .