Zangbeto: In African Voodoo culture, the Zangbeto dance is dedicated to the night watchmen, in which a tent-like structure is activated after special chanting, and it dances continuously. Zangbeto ...

Adolph Dagan, owner of Dagan African Market, announces the release of his new book "Why Have I Chosen Jesus Christ Over My Father’s Voodoo," published by Trilogy Christian Publishing, a company of TBN ...

This weekend Taranaki hosts another big crowd at Pukekura Park/Bowl of Brooklands for WOMAD Aotearoa. Meanwhile, Homegrown, the 100% NZ music festival takes over Wellington's waterfront for the last ...

The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps that harbor fish and rare wild birds — and some are deemed sacred. The government has tried to protect them by imposing bans ...

GOGOTINKPON - The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds -- and some are deemed sacred. The government has tried to protect them ...

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 are beckoned upon by ...

AP Photo/Sunday Alamba A man sprinkles water as Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9.

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Porto-Novo (Benin) (AFP) – Spectators poured into Benin's capital for a new festival celebrating traditional masks over the weekend as the West African country seeks to attract visitors and showcase ...

Bénin ,along with Togo are the headquarters of Voodoo not just in Africa but worldwide. The traditions of Bénin Voodoo are similar to the traditions of other places where enslaved Black Americans or ...

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