Benin's women, pillars of voodoo celebrations
This weekend brought the traditional Vodun Days annual festival encompassing arts, culture and voodoo spirituality to the southern town of Ouidah, centre on the Sakpata Zoungbodji religious convent.
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A Kokou initiate, a warrior god in the traditional religion of Benin, dances in the sacred forest in Ouidah, on January 9, 2025 during the first day of the Voodoo Festival. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
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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.
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