OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — 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 ...
On the newly-renovated streets of Ouidah, thousands of Beninese and foreign tourists gathered this week to discover the rituals and deities bound up with voodoo, a popular animist tradition which has ...
All is set for the Benin to celebrate the Vodun festival on January 9 and 10, 2024, in Ouidah in Benin Republic. A journey from the city centre to the seaside, the ceremony will feature rhythms, songs ...