Voodoo is a deeply-rooted yet severely misunderstood religion, and the chance to explore it feels a true travel privilege. As a pivotal platform of history, culture, and natural beauty ...

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 are beckoned upon by ...

This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

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made it an integral part of New Orleans culture,” says Richard Turner, Ph.D., professor of African American Religious History at the University of Iowa. “The commercialization of voodoo today ...

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

The weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.

“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 ...