There is a big difference between the tribe, the village and the region, about what actually happens when looking at Aye-Aye. In the northernmost part of Madagascar, many Malagasy people believe Aye-Aye to bring disaster to the whole human when entering the village. To get away, people have to leave their homes and move elsewhere. This seems to be an older belief, but in the 1960s, the abandoned villages there were documented. Sometimes, Malagasy in the North still believes Aye-Ayes to be a human eater - therefore one should not leave the village in darkness.
To the north of Amber Mountain national park, there are several villages, where the Aye-aye meeting is attributed several times to the death of a villager. As a result, one thinks that if older Aye-Aye enters the village, an older villager will die, if it is a younger Aye-aye, a child will soon die.
In the northern coastal areas and along almost the entire east coast (Sambava, Antalaha, Maroantsetra, Mananara), people convince others that meeting Aye-aye in the jungle will not have an adverse effect, because at home and the natural environment there. But if you leave the forest and climb the roof of the house, this will be a bad omen for the family. Over the next week, something evil will happen. Near Andasibe, a little further south on the east coast, a local myth says that you die or get sick even when Aye-Aye sees or directs his prolonged finger to you.
Almost everywhere where Aye-aye's bad luck can only be prevented by killing her, dead animals are hung on a pole by the side of the road. There are different opinions to justify this rite: Some say that a passing stranger will consider the animal's misfortune with them. Others say that bad luck should only be taken out of the village to lose influence on the villagers.
Well, each region has a legend and a small myth about Aye-aye. Unfortunately, most of them are negative. But it is interesting to note that the Malagasy people at Ranomafana (south of Tana) did not know the animals at all when Aye-aye was first discovered there years ago. Therefore, they have no plans for it yet. In general: In areas, where animals are seen more often and where more knowledge, people are less afraid of Aye-aye.
a very terrible myth !!
Kira kira na brat meuawoe ??
