Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual ...

The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of ...

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

Practitioners like Zinsou seek to combat negative stereotypes of voodoo, a 500-year-old religion that celebrates a rich pantheon of deities and spirits. "Stop saying that voodoo is about dolls.

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 ...

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 ...

This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

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 ...

The course will teach students to distinguish facts from fiction by examining the distorted portrayal of Voodoo in a variety of films and books, and making comparisons to the realities of the religion ...