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 ...

a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual Voodoo festival brings a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of cultures and the ability for ancient traditional beliefs to adapt ...

"The background of the religious belief in Haiti has been Voodoo. This came from Africa, and has been integrated into Catholicism. My experience is that as Haitians have come to know the love of ...

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

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 ...

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

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