PORTO-NOVO, Benin (AP) — For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get ...
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Inside Vodun days: What it’s really like to experience Benin’s most important cultural festival
I grew up in Malawi with Sunday school teachers who treated anything linked to “voodoo” as danger in capital letters.
OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena ...
For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get pregnant. Others were ...
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Thousands gather to mark Benin's Vodun Days showcasing local culture
The Voodoo festival has become a real tourist magnet, attracting visitors from the continent and beyond every year.
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