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 ...

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Each year on August 15, Benin celebrates the Yam Festival. The event marks the harvest period and draws thousands of Beninois and tourists to Savalou, the city of the Gbaguidi royal family. Savalou is ...

Devotees perform as they take part in the annual celebration of Voodoo festival in Cotonou, Benin January 10, 2023. Reuters On Benin's national voodoo holiday, performers dressed as guardians of the ...

OUIDAH, Benin - 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 about the reptiles' ...

A model presents a creation during a fashion festival in Cotonou, Benin, Oct. 22, 2022.Photo: Xinhua A model presents a creation during a fashion festival in Cotonou, Benin, Oct. 22, 2022.Photo: ...

A man performs horse show during the Gaani Festival in Nikki, Benin, Nov. 9, 2019. The two-day festival features traditional tribal dances and equestrian shows. It is the most important festival of ...

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OUIDAH, Benin, Jan 11 (Reuters) - On Benin's national voodoo holiday, performers dressed as guardians of the night swirled in costumes resembling technicolour haystacks, delighting worshippers and ...

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 ...