The Cultural Review

West African Culture

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A lively and colorful celebration at the Ouidah Voodoo Festival in Benin, with people in traditional dress dancing and participating in spiritual rituals.
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Ouidah's Voodoo Festival: An Underrated Cultural Experience

In Ouidah, Benin, over 40,000 attendees gathered in 2025 to celebrate the annual Voodoo Festival, a vibrant display of a religion followed by 60 percent of the Beninese population.

Eleanor Voss·September 17, 2026