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Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonised. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are finding out about ...
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Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
the Voodoo priestess, draped in beads and a white robe. Featuring traditional ceremonies, dance events, and rituals in the form of incantations, adulations and offerings, Voodoo — which has its ...
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
the Voodoo priestess, draped in beads and a white robe. Featuring traditional ceremonies, dance events, and rituals in the form of incantations, adulations and offerings, Voodoo — which has its ...
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Don't forget Haiti, says priest
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, 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 ...
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
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 ...