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

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

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 ...

In western Africa, different communities practice the religion of Voodoo, a belief system based on the idea that their ancestors co-exist with the living, serving as protectors and granters of favors.

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 ...

voodoo rituals encompass religious and spiritual practices linked to Voodoo. This syncretic religion originated in West Africa, particularly among the Yoruba people. It was introduced to the ...

“It is to come back and live their culture, art and spirituality for those who practice Voodoo,” said Houetchenou. The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa ...

According to the Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook, there is a fusion of beliefs in Haiti – 80 percent of people profess to be Catholic, and another 16 percent are Protestant yet roughly half ...

In its original sense transported from Africa to the Americas, zombies are a reanimated creature from the dead found in voodoo practices, whether they know. Voodoo finds its way into Louisiana ...