The Ouidah Voodoo Festival (Fête du Vodoun)

Ouidah’s Living Vodun Celebration

On Benin’s Atlantic coast, Ouidah brings living Vodun traditions into public view through ceremony, drumming, dance and community gatherings. Vodun Days adds concerts and cultural events, while sacred practice remains guided by its custodians.

The next announced edition runs 2–9 January 2027. Come for the public programme, listen to local explanations and ask before entering or photographing ceremonies.

Listen first; let local hosts guide the welcome.— THE TRAVEL LANTERN

Festival Guide

Explore the living traditions, January programme and respectful ways to visit Ouidah.

1Festival Overview

Vodun is a living religion and cultural tradition. Ouidah’s January celebrations bring public ceremony, music and community together, alongside the modern Vodun Days programme.

Vodun as a living tradition

Begin with the people who practise Vodun, rather than with images borrowed from horror films. It is a living religious tradition with communities, custodians, sacred places and obligations that continue throughout the year. A public celebration reveals part of that world, but does not turn every religious practice into a visitor attraction.

In Benin, the word Vodun is a respectful starting point. Older travel literature often uses “voodoo”, including this page’s retained address. That spelling does not make sensational ideas about curses, spectacle or supernatural danger an accurate explanation of what visitors encounter in Ouidah.

Why Ouidah matters

Ouidah is a coastal city with a particularly visible place in Benin’s religious and cultural life. Its streets, meeting places, religious sites and Atlantic setting provide a wider context than an arena alone. The celebration belongs to a functioning town whose residents continue ordinary life alongside festival activity.

Allow time to notice the city between scheduled events. A local explanation of a courtyard, a public square or a musical exchange can be more useful than racing between famous sites. The aim is understanding a place, rather than collecting encounters with things described as unusual.

January and the national celebration

January’s national Vodun celebrations provide the historical setting for this visit. The day has long been associated with 10 January in travel accounts, but annual programmes and the modern event calendar must be checked separately. Do not assume that an old date gives the complete current schedule.

The organiser announces the next Vodun Days for 2–9 January 2027. That is the practical date range for planning at this review. Precise ceremony times, admission conditions, transport details and the final distribution of venues still need current confirmation before a visitor commits to a particular day.

Vodun Days and religious observance

The modern Vodun Days event began in 2024 and combines spiritual, cultural and artistic programming. Its public-facing activities can include ceremonies, dance, concerts, craft and food spaces. These organised elements help visitors approach the celebration, while religious practice retains its own authorities and meanings.

A festival wristband, guide booking or public announcement should never be interpreted as permission to enter any sacred place. Different areas have different custodians. A concert, an arena presentation and a ceremony at a religious site are not interchangeable experiences, even when they appear in the same wider programme.

Drumming, movement and meaning

Drumming and dance are central to many public encounters, but it is better to listen for context than to treat every movement as entertainment. Music can accompany ceremony, bring a group together or form part of a staged cultural presentation. Ask what is being shared on that particular occasion.

Keep a respectful distance from musicians and moving groups. Watch how local spectators stand, when they make room and who gives instructions. Do not enter an active performance area to obtain a photograph, and do not assume that an invitation to watch includes permission to handle instruments or ritual objects.

Masquerades without sensationalism

Public programmes and the photographic record include forms identified as Egungun and Zangbéto. These names should not become labels casually attached to every costume or moving figure. Their contexts, custodians and relationships to particular communities matter, and a brief visitor encounter cannot explain them all.

Follow the boundaries set around any masquerade. Leave space for movement and attendants, and ask a knowledgeable local host to explain what can appropriately be discussed. Avoid language that turns participants into exotic props or suggests that all traditions represented at the event are one identical practice.

Community and contemporary culture

The event is also contemporary Benin: families, friends, artisans, food sellers, audiences and performers sharing a public occasion. Clothing, conversation and hospitality are part of that setting, but residents are not automatically available for portraits simply because the street is busy.

Concerts add another dimension. The gallery includes photographs of Kassav’ and Sagbohan Danialou from the 2025 edition; these are historical images, not announcements of future appearances. Consult the next published line-up rather than expecting the same artists, stage or sequence to return.

Diaspora connections, carefully understood

Vodun has connections across the Atlantic through histories of forced movement and enslavement. Related religious traditions developed in Haiti, the Caribbean and the Americas in their own social and historical circumstances. They should not be described as exact copies of contemporary practice in Benin.

Equally, Ouidah’s present should not be reduced to the history of the slave trade. Its memorial landscape deserves serious attention, while its living religious communities, artists and everyday residents deserve recognition on their own terms. Give both subjects time, without using one as a shortcut to explain the other.

The city beyond the programme

The coast, public squares and historic centre can help visitors understand how different parts of the event relate to Ouidah. The organiser’s planning material refers to areas around the beach, arena and central religious sites, but an annual location list is not a guarantee of unrestricted access.

If you visit memorial sites such as the Door of No Return, approach them as places of remembrance. If you visit a temple or sacred forest, follow the relevant custodian’s terms. Neither kind of visit needs to be rushed into an interval between loud festival highlights.

A respectful way to arrive

A good first visit balances curiosity with restraint. Choose public activities, seek explanations from people with local knowledge and accept that some things are private. Being welcomed to one ceremony does not create a general right to observe every practice or photograph every person.

The strongest memory may be a conversation, a rhythm or a community gathering rather than an extraordinary-looking image. Let the public programme open a thoughtful encounter with Ouidah, while leaving religious authority, personal consent and sacred boundaries firmly with the people who live them.

2When & Where

Vodun Days is announced for 2–9 January 2027. Use the current programme for individual venues and times; older January 10 itineraries and previous-edition maps are not enough.

When the festival happens

The broad travel season is January, but distinguish a seasonal description from an announced edition. The organiser currently gives 2–9 January 2027 for the next Vodun Days. Do not book a single day on the assumption that every important public activity occurs on 10 January.

Check the official programme again when details are released, shortly before departure and locally after arrival. A headline date range does not establish the time of a ceremony, the opening of a particular venue or the availability of an evening return service.

National celebration and annual schedules

The celebration is rooted in Benin’s national recognition of Vodun and traditional religions. Historical references to 10 January explain why that date appears so often in travel accounts. They should not override current announcements or be used to invent the principal ceremony day for a future edition.

If a tour advertises a specific ceremony, ask which current official listing supports the plan. A useful itinerary names the public event, date, meeting point and access conditions. “Festival day” alone is too vague to settle accommodation nights, flights or road transfers.

Ouidah’s public settings

The organiser’s visitor material describes activity around the cultural arena, the beach near the Door of No Return and areas of the historic centre. These are planning references rather than a promise that all locations run identical events or can be visited in a fixed sequence.

At this review, the detailed venue page says the next edition’s venues will be announced and labels its directory as the previous edition. Use that distinction when reading maps. A location listed for 2026 or photographed in 2025 is context, not confirmation for 2027.

Arena and organised performances

An arena setting can give visitors a structured way to observe a public programme, with a defined performance space and spectators arranged around it. Even there, check ticketing, entry time, seating, shade, accessibility and permitted belongings before treating the visit as straightforward.

Arrive with enough time to locate the correct entrance and follow staff instructions. A seat shown in a photograph is not a booking category, and an earlier edition’s open area may be controlled differently next time. Ask where you may stand and whether leaving and returning is possible.

Historic centre and religious sites

Previous official venue listings name places including Place Maro, the French Fort esplanade, Kpassè Sacred Forest and the Python Temple esplanade. The word esplanade matters: a public event outside a religious site does not establish access to its interior or to private observance.

A guide can help interpret the programme and communicate with hosts, but cannot promise universal sacred access. Confirm each visit with the people responsible for the site. If a ceremony is not open to visitors, accept that decision and choose another public activity.

Beach and evening programme

The coast provides a different setting from the historic centre, and organiser material describes concerts and cultural spaces near the beach and arena. Confirm the precise stage, entry rules and end time when the annual programme appears. Do not assume every evening includes the same kind of performance.

Arrange your return before going out. Identify a lit meeting place outside any closure and agree how your driver will contact you if mobile service is busy. Avoid building the evening around an unconfirmed shuttle departure or an improvised walk along an isolated stretch of beach.

Moving between places

Ouidah is not a single enclosed festival ground. Moving between the historic centre, arena and coastal areas takes time, especially when crowds, diversions and vehicles share limited routes. Check actual distances and the day’s access plan rather than judging a journey from a decorative festival map.

Choose a small number of compatible locations. Ask your host whether a walk is practical in the heat and whether a vehicle can reach the agreed pickup point. Leave space for delays and do not ask a driver to wait inside a restricted area.

Best time to arrive

If you are travelling specifically for the festival, arriving in the Ouidah area before your first important public event provides a useful buffer. Settle accommodation, review the latest programme and understand transport before joining a large crowd. This is especially valuable after an international flight.

For an individual event, use the organiser’s admission guidance and arrive early enough for checks and orientation. There is no responsible universal arrival hour for every ceremony. A local host may advise a different approach for an arena session, a town gathering or an evening concert.

Build a realistic day

Begin with one confirmed public activity and one quieter opportunity to learn about Ouidah. Keep the hottest part of the day flexible, allow a proper meal and do not schedule a distant religious-site visit immediately before a concert entrance. Rushing makes respectful observation and practical navigation harder.

If plans change, use the time for a guided conversation or another confirmed public site rather than seeking out unadvertised rituals. The most meaningful itinerary is not necessarily the one with the largest number of ceremonial names printed on it.

Before you commit

Verify dates, accommodation, individual event admission, driver arrangements and the current venue list together. Ask whether any transport offer is actually operating on your date, with published stops and hours. The official page mentions planned public transport, but details should not be invented from that statement.

Keep the official programme available offline and review it with your host on arrival. Agree a fallback if a ceremony changes, a road closes or a venue reaches capacity. The sequence below is a planning framework, not a timetable or a guarantee of private access.

Before travelling

Confirm the announced 2–9 January 2027 dates, accommodation, public programme and transport.

Before a ceremony

Ask local hosts about access, dress, observation boundaries and photography.

During the public programme

Allow time for music, dance and explanations; keep routes clear and follow custodians.

Afterwards

Return with your arranged driver and leave room for a quieter visit to Ouidah.

3Festival Advice

Dress for heat and respect, plan transport carefully and let hosts set the boundaries. Public attendance and photography permission are separate questions.

Respect begins before arrival

Read a little about Vodun from sources that treat it as a living religion. Arrive without expectations borrowed from sensational films or travel marketing. Language shapes behaviour: calling a ceremony frightening, bizarre or a spectacle can turn a meaningful religious occasion into a caricature.

Ask your guide how to greet hosts, where to wait and whether an introduction is appropriate. Listen to the answer even when it limits your plans. The purpose of local guidance is understanding and responsible attendance, not finding a way around a custodian’s decision.

Dress and personal space

Choose modest, lightweight clothing suited to heat, dust and time outdoors. Comfortable footwear matters on uneven ground and between venues. A light layer or scarf can be useful, but site-specific dress instructions should come from local hosts rather than a generic rule applied to every ceremony.

Avoid crowding participants, blocking entrances or standing in a route used by a procession. Watch where local observers remain and leave extra space around moving groups. Do not touch sacred objects, costumes or instruments unless the responsible person explicitly invites it.

Photography and permission

Ask before photographing identifiable people, ritual activity or sacred objects. A public setting does not remove the need for consent, and another visitor taking pictures does not establish permission. If someone declines, put the camera away without negotiating or taking a hidden photograph.

Ask separately about flash, close views, video and professional equipment. Permission to make one photograph does not automatically cover filming an entire ceremony or publishing a portrait commercially. A guide can translate a request, but the person or religious custodian concerned must make the decision.

Guides and local understanding

A knowledgeable local guide can explain the public programme, help with language and make transport more manageable. Ask about experience with the relevant sites, what is included, how fees are agreed and whether the plan depends on events that have actually been announced.

Do not choose a guide because they promise access to every ritual. No guide can responsibly guarantee that. Good guidance includes telling you when to wait, when a place is private and when a planned encounter should be replaced with another public activity.

Heat, water and rest

Expect time outdoors in warm conditions, with dust and limited shade possible around busy venues. Carry drinking water where permitted, sun protection and a manageable bag. Plan opportunities to sit and eat rather than relying on endurance through an entire programme.

Check current health and entry requirements with appropriate official sources before travel, including any vaccination documentation relevant to your itinerary. This page is not individual medical advice. If you have particular health or mobility needs, discuss them with your clinician and accommodation provider in advance.

Money, communication and belongings

Carry a practical mix of payment options and modest local cash for agreed everyday expenses. Keep larger sums and documents secure, and clarify prices before accepting a service. Avoid assuming a vendor or driver can take an international bank card or provide change for a large note.

Save accommodation details, your driver’s contact and essential information offline. A charged phone and power bank are useful, but have a meeting place that still works if calls fail. In a dense audience, a simple agreed plan is more reliable than trying to explain a new location over noise.

Transport and the evening return

Arrange your driver or confirmed service before the event, particularly for late concerts. Agree a pickup location outside the busiest or closed streets, an approximate time and a contingency for programme delays. Do not assume taxis will be available exactly where a large crowd leaves.

Official material mentions planned Cotonou–Ouidah public transport, parking and VTC options. Check actual operating details before relying on them. A plan without confirmed stops, service hours and a last return is not yet a complete way home.

Families and accessibility

Assess each venue separately for walking distance, ground surface, toilets, seating, shade and crowd density. An arena may offer a different experience from a crowded square or sandy coastal area. Do not describe the entire festival as accessible on the basis of one photograph or one venue.

For children or anyone who needs regular breaks, choose a shorter visit with an easy exit. Agree a meeting point and consider noise sensitivity. Ask hosts about the character of the public activity so that your group can make an informed choice without intruding on religious practice.

Common mistakes

The most common planning errors are assuming the festival is always a single day on 10 January, using a previous edition’s programme as a current timetable and treating every site mentioned online as freely accessible. Check the announced edition and the specific public event instead.

Other avoidable mistakes include arriving straight from the airport without a buffer, carrying bulky luggage into crowds, photographing first and asking later, and promising yourself too many distant venues. A smaller, confirmed plan with time to listen is usually more rewarding.

Keep the visit proportionate

Review your government’s current Benin travel advice, entry rules and insurance conditions before departure. Advice can distinguish regions; do not assume a warning for one part of the country describes coastal Ouidah in the same way. Use current guidance for your actual route.

Once there, let local knowledge shape the day. If hosts close a space, a programme changes or a crowd becomes uncomfortable, step back and adapt. A respectful festival visit leaves room for other people’s priorities as well as your own travel plans.

4How to Experience

Combine a confirmed public ceremony with time for music, local explanation and the city itself. Let sacred boundaries determine what remains outside a visitor’s itinerary.

Start with a local introduction

Before joining the busiest programme, take time to understand where you are and what kind of event you plan to attend. A local introduction can distinguish a public cultural presentation from religious observance, explain the relevant site and establish practical expectations for visitors.

Ask simple, open questions: what is appropriate to watch, where should guests stand and who should be asked about photographs? A thoughtful answer is more useful than a promise of extraordinary access. Begin the visit with attention rather than a list of images to collect.

Essential first experience

For a short visit, choose one clearly advertised public activity and leave time around it. Arrive early, settle into the designated audience area and watch the event develop. Do not spend the entire ceremony moving around the edge in search of a better angle.

Afterwards, allow space for a meal and a conversation about what you observed. Add a second public event only if its location and timing work comfortably. One well-understood encounter can offer more than several hurried stops with no explanation.

A fuller festival stay

Staying in or near Ouidah for several nights can make the visit less dependent on one long road journey from Cotonou. It allows time for different parts of the programme, quieter city visits and rest between public events. Book accommodation with current festival dates in mind.

A longer stay is not a reason to fill every hour. Alternate busy gatherings with time to learn about the town, and keep room for changes. Ceremonies do not necessarily follow the rigid timetable a visitor would prefer, while transport and heat also affect the pace.

Public ceremony and careful observation

At a ceremony open to visitors, remain in the area indicated by hosts and watch how people enter, move and respond. Listen to explanations without assuming every detail is meant for outsiders. Some questions may be inappropriate at that moment or require a different person to answer.

Keep your phone away for part of the experience. Observation without a screen can make movement, music and relationships easier to notice. If photography is welcomed, make a few considered images and return your attention to the occasion rather than turning it into a continuous recording.

Music and dance as an encounter

Listen for the exchange between musicians, performers and those around them. A public dance or drumming session has a social setting as well as a visual appearance. Ask what can be shared about it instead of assigning a meaning based on the costume or rhythm alone.

If participation is invited, follow the invitation and local example. Do not enter a circle, approach an instrument or join a moving group simply because spectators elsewhere appear relaxed. The invitation belongs to the hosts and may be specific to one person or moment.

Concerts and the contemporary programme

An evening concert can complement daytime public ceremonies and demonstrate the contemporary breadth of Vodun Days. Check the current artist list, venue, ticket arrangements and return transport. Do not infer a new line-up from photographs or videos of previous editions.

The concert setting may be more informal, but crowd awareness still matters. Keep your bag manageable, identify exits and agree where to meet companions. If a late return would make the next morning uncomfortable, choose which event matters most rather than attempting everything.

Ouidah beyond the festival

Set aside time for the city’s wider cultural and historical landscape. A considered visit can include public heritage sites, local food and conversations that are not framed entirely by the festival stage. Check opening conditions separately; a national celebration may alter ordinary arrangements.

Approach the slave-trade memorial route with care and time for reflection. It is an essential historical subject, but should not become a dramatic backdrop for celebratory portraits. Contemporary Ouidah also has a present and future that cannot be reduced to its memorial landscape.

Religious sites on their own terms

A temple, sacred forest or convent is not simply another sightseeing stop. Ask whether visits are possible, what areas are open, who can explain the site and which photographs are permitted. Expect conditions to differ between places and between ordinary visiting and ceremonial periods.

Never handle a sacred object or animal to create a memorable experience. Do not assume a commercial tour’s description settles the terms of a religious visit. If access is declined, respect the decision and continue with a public activity instead of seeking a different entrance.

Combine coast and town sensibly

The beach and historic centre offer different perspectives, but the journey between them should be planned rather than improvised. Ask your host which combination is realistic on the chosen day, especially if roads are diverted or a large evening audience is expected.

Treat the coast as part of Ouidah, not as an automatic late-night walking route. Arrange a clear return and avoid isolated areas after dark. A daylight visit and a confirmed evening pickup can offer the setting without making your transport depend on guesswork.

What a good visit leaves behind

Pay agreed fees fairly, use local services thoughtfully and ask permission before sharing personal portraits. If someone explains a tradition, credit their account carefully rather than presenting a brief conversation as expertise about all Vodun practice. Recognise the limits of what a visitor can know.

The best experience combines a public programme with patient cultural learning. It is celebratory without being intrusive, curious without demanding access and memorable without needing to turn sacred life into spectacle. Let Ouidah’s communities remain the authors of their own welcome.

5Photo Guide

Photograph public celebration with permission and context. Wide views, drumming, colour and community can tell the story without intruding on sacred practice.

Begin with permission

Before raising a camera at a ceremony, ask whether photographs are welcome and who has authority to answer. The fact that an activity takes place outside does not make every person, object or moment available for recording. Follow the most restrictive instruction you receive for that setting.

If a person declines a portrait, stop. Do not switch to a longer lens, photograph secretly or ask another guide to overrule the answer. Respectful photography includes knowing when a memory should remain unrecorded and when a general public view is more appropriate.

Best subjects

Public arena scenes, drummers, clearly permitted dance performances, audiences, clothing details and the relationship between event and town can create a varied account. Choose subjects that explain the setting rather than concentrating entirely on the most visually striking masquerade.

Include establishing views as well as details. A wide photograph showing the audience boundary and public space can communicate more honestly than a tight crop that makes a staged cultural presentation appear to be a private ritual. Captions should state what you actually know.

Best light

Daylight can be strong, with bright clothing and pale ground producing difficult contrast. Earlier or later light may be gentler where the programme allows, but a ceremony’s timing should never be altered to suit photography. Work with the permitted position and the conditions you find.

Check bright highlights and avoid turning every colour excessively vivid in editing. Natural skin tones, fabric texture and the atmosphere of the place matter more than an exaggerated dramatic effect. Shade can help a consenting portrait, provided moving there is welcomed and does not interrupt an event.

Dance and drumming

For movement, use a shutter speed fast enough for the result you want and take a short sequence rather than holding a camera constantly in front of others. Leave space in the frame for the direction of movement and avoid stepping into a performance route.

Photograph musicians only from permitted positions. Do not touch equipment, lean over instruments or demand a repeat. A moment of interaction between performers and an audience can be a stronger image than an isolated close-up obtained by pushing to the front.

Masquerades and sacred objects

Ask specifically about photography around masquerades and ritual objects. Different groups and sites may set different boundaries, and permission at an arena does not transfer to another ceremony in town. Keep whatever distance hosts request, even if your lens cannot produce the picture you imagined.

Avoid captions that invent supernatural events or identify a person’s religious role from appearance. Use a verified name supplied by a source or host, or a careful general description. An interesting image does not justify inaccurate claims about belief, identity or ritual.

People and portraits

For a recognisable portrait, establish consent in a language the person understands. Explain the intended use when relevant, particularly for a website, publication or commercial project. A friendly exchange is not automatically consent to unrestricted online circulation.

Be particularly careful around children and anyone engaged in religious observance. Avoid turning people at prayer or in a vulnerable moment into dramatic content. If a portrait would interrupt, embarrass or expose someone, choose another subject or put the camera down.

Evening concerts

Concert photography brings low light, strong stage colour and dense audiences. A small manageable camera or phone is often more practical than a large bag. Check the event’s equipment rules and any accreditation requirements rather than assuming all lenses or recording devices are allowed.

Use available light unless flash is explicitly permitted; flash can disturb performers and spectators. Hold equipment securely, avoid blocking the view behind you and do not stand in an exit route. An atmospheric wide frame may be better than an unstable long-lens shot in a moving crowd.

Phone photography

Clean the lens, protect bright areas when setting exposure and use modest zoom. A few steady frames usually work better than excessive digital magnification. Keep the phone close to your body in crowds, and step to a safe permitted place before reviewing or sharing photographs.

Carry a power bank if needed, but keep enough charge for transport and contact with companions. Photography should not leave you unable to find your driver. Store essential addresses offline and agree a meeting point before an evening programme begins.

What not to do

Do not use hidden photography, uninvited flash, intrusive close-ups or a drone without the necessary permissions and compliance with current rules. Do not climb structures, block access, cross barriers or follow participants into a private area for a more dramatic view.

Never stage a ritual, handle sacred objects for a composition or ask a person to repeat a religious gesture for your camera. Avoid graphic or sensational subjects as a way to make an account appear more authentic. Context and consent are stronger foundations for a meaningful photographic story.

Edit and caption responsibly

Keep a balanced selection: public setting, music, community, movement and town, with evening images only when appropriate. Record the year and place while the information is fresh. Do not label a photograph of one edition as proof of what will occur at the next.

The photographs on this page show the 2025 public programme and carry source credits below. They are a visual record, not an invitation to reproduce every viewpoint or assume permission at every site. Let your own photographs reflect the access and welcome actually offered during your visit.

Practical Information

Plan for heat, changing public programmes and access guided by local hosts.

Best Time to Arrive

Arrive before your first key event, then confirm the day’s programme and local access.

How to Get There

Cotonou is the main international gateway; arrange a realistic road transfer to Ouidah.

What to Bring

Modest light clothing, good shoes, water where permitted and a small secure bag.

What to Expect

Public ceremony, music and crowds alongside sacred places with their own boundaries.

Photo Gallery

Public Vodun Days scenes from the 2025 edition: ceremony, community, arena performances and concerts. Archival photographs do not confirm the next edition’s programme or access.

Current information and sources — reviewed 5 November 2026

The organiser announces Vodun Days on 2–9 January 2027. Detailed venues, hours, admission and transport arrangements must be reconfirmed; the venue directory currently labels its list as the previous edition. January 10 is a historical reference, not a reliable date for booking the next programme.

Official Vodun Days · Festival background · Venue updates · Official visitor information · Benin tourism · Travel advice example. Check your own government’s current entry, health and travel guidance.

Photo credits and licenses

Arène de Ouidah Photo — Eureka9090 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping; see source for original.

Grande Cérémonie Vodun — Eureka9090 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping; see source for original.

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Vodun Days — Arène de Ouidah — Eureka9090 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping; see source for original.

Vodun Days — Egungun — Eureka9090 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping; see source for original.

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Vodun Days — Kassav’ — Eureka9090 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping; see source for original.

Vodun Days — Sagbohan Danialou (cropped) — Eureka9090 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Displayed with responsive cropping; see source for original.

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