Inside the church, we sang “How Great Thou Art,” my father’s favorite hymn. At the reception following the burial, we danced ...
Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners ...
Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual ...
They are cast in the role of guardians of spiritual transmission and preparation of rituals of voodoo, an animist rite founded on the powers of nature and links back to one’s ancestors.
OUIDAH, Benin — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena ...
Credit: AP/Sunday Alamba Featuring traditional ceremonies, dance events, and rituals in the form of incantations, adulations and offerings, Voodoo — which has its own pope whose reign dates back ...
The Vodun Days rituals bring thousands of people from all corners of the globe to Ouidah, the cradle of voodoo. - 'Secrets' - "Without women both out there in the foreground and behind the scenes ...