OUIDAH, Benin (Reuters) - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn about the ...

OUIDAH, Benin - Modeste Zinsou, manager of Benin's Python Temple, gently drapes a live snake around a visitor's neck at the country's annual voodoo festival, as spectators learn about the reptiles' ...

Correspondent Ed Davey and Ghanaian biochemist Jafar Habib visit the Temple of the Python, in Ouidah, Benin, a pilgrimage for many Voodoo believers. Benin is one of only two countries in the world to ...

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.

"We can understand this simply from observing what is happening right now all around us," said Gbediga, 68, from the comfort of his seat at the Python temple, where dozens of voodoo worshippers have ...

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. This weekend brought ...

An initiate Kokou, a traditional warrior deity, covers herself with a mixture of red vegetable oil mixed with corn flour as festivities get under way - Copyright AFP ...