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Benin's Voodoo Festival Draws Tourists, Followers
As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the ...
Benin festival seeks to dispel voodoo stereotypes
Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual ...
From mystery to history: how Voodoo is helping Africans rediscover their roots
Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonised. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are finding out about ...
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
The small West African nation held the annual festival last weekend, with Voodoo day marking the “return to the source for all Africans and Afro-descendants,” said Christian Houetchenou ...
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Benin's women, pillars of voodoo celebrations
Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin. This weekend ...
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Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
The small West African nation held the annual festival last weekend, with Voodoo day marking the “return to the source for all Africans and Afro-descendants,” said Christian Houetchenou ...
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) ...