OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of locals and foreigners who flock to the Atlantic coast ...

Ouidah in Benin hosted thousands of visitors on Friday for the 2025 Voodoo Festival. The annual festival featured traditional ceremonies, dances, and rituals that offer deep insights into the ...

Benin continues its annual celebrations of indigenous religions, known in French (the country's official language) as the ‘fête nationale du vodoun’ (‘National Vodun Festival’), but has decided to ...

COTONOU, Benin – The national voodoo holiday in the West African country of Benin had a distinctively political accent this year as practitioners from Africa and the Americas gathered on Sunday ...

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.

Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, ... a 500-year-old religion that celebrates a rich pantheon of deities and spirits. Sign up here. "Stop saying that voodoo is about dolls.

It mirrors Benin’s Vodun Day, a national holiday on Jan. 10 with a festival in Ouidah celebrating Vodun, an official religion in Benin, practiced by at least a million people in the country.

Festival celebrating Benin's Voodoo religion draws thousands. Associated Press Videos. Updated Sat, January 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM UTC.

Clad in white and pink, Deborah Bossou, 25, blends vibrant song with dance as she immerses herself with fellow practitioners in Vodun, traditional voodoo celebrations in Benin.

Ouidah in Benin hosted thousands of visitors on Friday for the 2025 Voodoo Festival. The annual festival featured traditional ceremonies, dances, and rituals that offer deep insights into the ...