Dancing outside the palace of King Kpodegbe ... there can be no doubt as to the importance of women and their feminine deities in voodoo ritual. "Women are present at all stages.

Others dance to the rhythms of drums played by men ... as to the importance of women and their feminine deities in voodoo ritual. "Women are present at all stages. At the beginning, in the ...

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 ...