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 ...

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a tourist attraction.

According to Dorcé, Voodoo traces back to the seventeenth century, when slave ships from Western Sub-Saharan Africa came to Haiti. Voodooism is a blend of various religious practices including the ...

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

Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonised. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are finding out about ...

The argument that voodoo does work in sports, especially football is as old as the game itself and even in this century the topic still lingers. While it is yet to be scientifically proven, the ...

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 ...

“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 ...