Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Horror movies and crime shows often tell stories about evil "voodoo doctors" who terrorize their victims with black magic. Even ...

Gilbert Kakpo, a Voodoo priest, stands by a a sacred tree, who he claims is the protector of women at the Bohouezoun sacred forest in Benin, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. “Our divinity is the protector ...

International Desk, (EFE).- The observance of All Souls’ Day mobilized millions of people worldwide on Monday, featuring stark contrasts marked by faith and violence: while believers in Haiti braved ...

In Benin, when children fall sick, their parents often turn to voodoo. The West African nation is, after all, its spiritual home. Officially a state religion since 1996, Voodooism is practiced by 17% ...

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For many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed Voodoo rituals by sacred trees to get pregnant. Others were ...