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

The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds -- and some ...

The Vodun Days rituals bring thousands of people from all corners of the globe to Ouidah, the cradle of voodoo. - 'Secrets' - "Without women both out there in the foreground and behind the scenes ...

Voodoo is spirituality ... offering a varied programme of ceremonies, concerts and exhibitions. This year, visitors could marvel at the spectacle of the so-called guardians of the night ...

To the rhythm of drums and gongs, they swirl and dance before voodoo masks in ceremonies to honor Zangbeto, the guardian of the night. “This will allow the fish to multiply in peace and allow us to ...

They are cast in the role of guardians of spiritual transmission and preparation of rituals of voodoo, an animist rite founded on the powers of nature and links back to one's ancestors.