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Benin's Voodoo Festival Draws Tourists, Followers
As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the ...
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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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Benin's Voodoo Festival Draws Tourists, Followers
Voodoo — which has its own pope whose reign dates back to the 1400s — borrows heavily from the mythology and cultural displays of Yoruba people of Nigeria’s southwest and reflects other ...
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Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Voodoo – which has its own pope whose reign dates back to the 1400s – borrows heavily from the mythology and cultural displays of Yoruba people of Nigeria’s southwest and reflects other ...
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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, ...
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Voodoo and the Church in Haiti (1989)
Western and African cultures collide in Haiti resulting in religious conflict between Christianity and Voodoo Despite centuries ... both the Christian and Voodoo mythology for use in daily life ...