As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the ...

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

Yet, Voodoo remains the world’s most secretive and misunderstood religion, veiled in mystery. Predating many religions by tens of thousands of years, Voodoo is a way of life in its country of ...

It has suffered from a bad press internationally but is an official religion in the West African country of Benin. In the voodoo heartland of Ouidah, the sound of drums fills the air, while men ...

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

The Representations of Voodoo in Popular Culture and Fiction (FRAN 325) is coming to the University of Victoria this 2025 ...

Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, offers a vibrant spectacle featuring voodoo rituals, ceremonies, and performances. Practitioners emphasize voodoo's spiritual essence, dispelling misconceptions about ...

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

Ezili Dantor is an important spirit of motherhood in the Voodoo religion. Popular Haitian representations of this spirit look exactly like the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, which is an ancient and ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Protestants say the voodoo spirit does not embody good virtues, while Catholicism, which ...