In Benin, women are the backbone of voodoo celebrations, integral both on the front lines and behind the scenes. Their roles in organising rituals, preserving sacred knowledge, and maintaining ...

Voodoo festival in Ouidah, southern Benin, merges spirituality and tourism, attracting thousands of locals and foreigners.

Ouidah in Benin hosted thousands of visitors on Friday for the 2025 Voodoo Festival. The annual festival featured traditional ...

In the ancient town of Ouidah, located in southern Benin, the annual Voodoo Festival unfolds with a vibrant mix of dance, ...

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Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual ...

Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonized. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are finding out about the traditions of their ancestors, many of whom who were stolen by slave ...

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In this week's Across Africa, voodoo believers in Benin marry traditional faith with contemporary creativity to spread their ...

Every two years, Pew Research Center publishes a report on the religious affiliation of members of the incoming Congress. This report is the ninth in the series, which started with the 111th Congress ...

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The argument that voodoo does work in sports, especially football is as old as the game itself and even in this century the topic still lingers. While it is yet to be scientifically proven, the ...