West Africa is fast gaining recognition for its ... Nearly half of Benin’s population practices voodoo officially, and two-thirds unofficially. As Voodoo draws on nature, philosophy ...

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

including the practice of voodoo religion. French colonial rulers peopled Haiti with black slaves captured on the west coast of Africa where the Fon and the Yoruba, among others, practiced voodoo ...

was trained in this religious practice. Voodoo originated in the West African country of Benin and later took shape in Haiti, during the transatlantic slave trade. Black was initiated to it in the ...

“It is to come back and live their culture, art and spirituality for those who practice Voodoo,” said Houetchenou. The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa ...

"Voodoo is as sweet as sugar for anyone who practices it with faith," Tolete said on the sidelines of the festival. A tourist from the French Caribbean island of Martinique, Nathy Anika Nsemi ...

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 ...