Voodoo plays a vibrant role in New Orleans culture. Modern practices and rituals focus more on connecting practitioners to ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voodoo is often shrouded in mystery, or demonized. But at the annual Voodoo festival in Benin, tourists are ...

The small West African nation held the annual festival last weekend, with Voodoo day marking the “return to the source for all Africans and Afro-descendants,” said Christian Houetchenou ...

OUIDAH, Benin, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn ...

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 ...

Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) ...

Voodoo draws heavily from the Yoruba culture ... Founded in 1996, iAfrica stands as one of South Africa's most enduring portals. In 2018, Africa.com acquired iAfrica, consolidating its position ...

Located along the Atlantic coast, Ouidah is often called a “mecca” for those interested in Voodoo, one of the world’s oldest religions. Its annual festival is a feast for the senses, featuring ...

After its release, Voodoo topped the Billboard albums chart ... it On” or the drums from Prince’s “I Wonder U” on “Africa.” Every track serves a purpose, there is no filler here.