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West African Vodun

17% of the population of Benin practices an ancient polytheistic religion known as Vodon. Pronounced Voodoo it is the West African precursor to New World Voodoo. The central tenant is that everything in creation is divine as has a spirit. The divine creator has 2 aspects, male (Mawu) and female (Lisa). Although there are similarities between African and New World Voodoo the main difference is New World Voodoo contains elements of Christianity and local (mainly Creole and French) cultural traditions blended into it.

A close up Map

Note the Capitol of Porto Novo.

Its location

Some Benese Huts

Their Flag

TODAYS TOPIC: Benin

An African country.