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Benin celebrates Vodun to reclaim cultural identity - MSN
Vodun is not just a religion; it is deeply ingrained in the cultural fabric of Benin. It is passed down from generation to generation, with practices and teachings that have been maintained for ...
Washington Times6mon
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade - Washington Times
It mirrors Benin’s Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.
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Benin's new citizenship law aims to recognize ancestral ties | AFRO American Newspapers
It mirrors Benin’s Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.
The Independent6mon
As Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants, it reckons with its own history in the trade - The Independent
It mirrors Benin’s Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette6mon
Descendants of slaves given citizenship status in Benin
It mirrors Benin's Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.
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Benin fetish markets fuelling vulture declines
A new study has exposed the the illegal trade of Hooded Vultures in Benin, revealing a major conservation crisis linked to ...
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Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants - MSN
It mirrors Benin’s Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.
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Vodun Days festival 2025 in Benin hosts diverse collection of musical artists
Earlier this month, the second edition of the annual Vodun Days celebration in Ouidah, Benin. The three-day festival, which took place on January 9, 10 and 11, celebrated Beninese art, culture and ...
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North Carolina woman Dana Jackson dies on Vodou retreat in Haiti - USA TODAY
Alternative spellings of the religion include Vodun and Vodoun, but not Voodoo. The spelling Voodoo is considered "the sensationalist and derogatory Western creation," the article continues.
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Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade - Newsday
It mirrors Benin’s Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.
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Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants as it faces its own role in the trade - WTOP News
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel ...