RITUALS OF VOODOO IN BéNIN

In the heart of West Africa lies Benin, a land where spirituality and tradition intertwine. The colorful celebrations of Voodoo beguile all who witness them. During these joyous occasions, the lines between the physical and spiritual worlds blur. Practitioners don their finest costumes, adorned with intricate beadwork and feathers, as they gather t

Egun masks stand for the spirits of your deceased and according to the area populace they “are” the deceased. The Adult men carrying the masks representing Egun are initiates in the cult. Dressed in brightly multicoloured outfits they emerge from your forest and sort a procession in the village streets, leaping to any silly spectator who dares