Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual Voodoo festival brings a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of ...

Ouidah in Benin hosted thousands of visitors on Friday for the 2025 Voodoo Festival. The annual festival featured traditional ceremonies, dances, and rituals that offer deep insights into the ...

Benin has no history of significant electoral ... a traditional African spirit religion that spread to the Americas with the slave trade, were declared a national holiday in 1992.

They are essential pillars" of the festivities, Dah Adoko Gbediga, president of the Union of Associations and Organisations Endogenous Religions of Benin (UAOREB) told AFP. "We can understand this ...

OUIDAH, Benin, Jan 14 (Reuters ... like Zinsou seek to combat negative stereotypes of voodoo, a 500-year-old religion that celebrates a rich pantheon of deities and spirits.

Benin's shore includes what used to be known as the Slave Coast, the departure point for captives to be shipped across the Atlantic. Elements of the culture and religion brought by slaves from ...

"There is no lack of hostility," said Adantonon. "We are told that the Catholic faith is an imported religion." Roger Gbegnonvi, a prominent member of a civil society group in Benin, says that the ...

For the second year in a row, the city of Ouidah in Benin is playing host to Vodun Days – a celebration of the region's long spiritual traditions. FRANCE 24's correspondent Lilaafa Amouzou ...

Vodun is a religion practised in Benin and among the descendants of enslaved Africans in the US, Haiti and beyond. The local success of the Hollywood film The Woman King revealed a strong interest ...

05/02/2024 May 2, 2024 Have you considered traveling to Benin? This country is known for being the birthplace of the Vodun religion, but there is so much more to explore. From the vibrant city of ...

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