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 ...
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a ...
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African sports dark secret: How voodoo, superstition shape the continent’s game
The argument that voodoo does work in sports, especially football is as old as the game itself and even in this century the ...
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New class highlights misrepresentation of Voodoo religion in Western society
The Representations of Voodoo in Popular Culture and Fiction (FRAN 325) is coming to the University of Victoria this 2025 ...
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The Value Of Voodoo
was trained in this religious practice. Voodoo originated in the West African country of Benin and later took shape in Haiti, during the transatlantic slave trade. Black was initiated to it in the ...
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Haitians Massacred For Practicing Voodoo Were Abducted, Hacked To Death: UN
Voodoo was brought to Haiti by African slaves and is a mainstay of the country's culture. It was banned during French colonial rule and only recognized as an official religion by the Haitian ...
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Festival celebrating Benin's Voodoo religion draws thousands
Ouidah in Benin hosted thousands of visitors on Friday for the 2025 Voodoo Festival. The annual festival featured traditional ...
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A glimpse into Benin's ancient rituals and cultural heritage
In the ancient town of Ouidah, located in southern Benin, the annual Voodoo Festival unfolds with a vibrant mix of dance, ...