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Locals dressed in traditional costumes dance to celebrate the Vodun Days, in Ouidah, Benin, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua) Locals dressed in traditional costumes dance to celebrate the Vodun Days, in Ouidah, Benin, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

Africanews English on MSN · 15h

Benin celebrates Vodun to reclaim cultural identity

Over in Benin the country is celebrating three days of Vodun as a way to reclaim the country's cultural identity

AFP on MSN · 1d

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. To be initiated, it is best advised to approach leaders of the followers,

France 24 on MSN · 2d

Celebrating Benin's Vodun heritage

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 visited the festival and found out about efforts to dismantle myths about Vodon.

AFP on MSN15h

The women behind the magic: Voodoo traditions thrive in Benin

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners ...

La Croix2d

Benin holidays for Indigenous religions celebrate tradition, spark debate on faith

Benin’s new law adds two holidays for traditional religions. Celebrated January 9-10, some see it as recognition of ...

The Goshen News1d

Benin Daily Life

A popcorn street vendor balances a basket filled with his product in Ouidah, Benin, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/) ...

BBC7y

Has voodoo been misjudged?

In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men and women dressed mainly in white take turns to dance around a bowl of millet, a freshly slaughtered chicken and ...

RTE Online2d

7 striking images from around the world

Some of our favourite photographs from around the world this week.

The Goshen News2d

Benin Vodoo Festival

A voodoo chiefs walk past The Point of No Return monument, which commemorates the slave trade, during the annual Voodoo ...

2don MSN

Revellers, swords and balloons: Africa's top shots

In 2024, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias banned over 300 vanity and personalized license plates due to ...

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