For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel "Live and Let Die," featuring ...

LOMÉ, Togo—For at least half of Togo’s population of 2.5 million, Vodun, or Voodoo, is a way of life. European colonialism and post-colonial autocracies failed to fully suppress the religion and its ...

Vodun is an ancient religion practiced by some 30 million people in the West African nations of Benin, Togo and Ghana. With its countless deities, animal sacrifice and spirit possession, voodoo — as ...

Lucien Yekpon, a Lome traditional healer, sat on a stool surrounded by voodoo objects -- skulls, feathers, statuettes -- to place his hand on the head of a patient and recite incantations. "You will ...

Twenty priestesses, naked from the waist up, sang and danced before spraying the watching crowd with water "blessed" by the divinities. The purification ceremonies in Togo are intended to promote ...

OUIDAH, Benin (Reuters) - On Benin's national voodoo holiday, performers dressed as guardians of the night swirled in costumes resembling technicolour haystacks, delighting worshippers and tourists ...

Voodoo in the American South isn’t just folklore - it’s music, mystery, candlelit rituals, whispered spells, and powerful women who commanded respect, fear, and fascination. These queens weren’t just ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Haitians honored their ancestors to mark the Day of the Dead on Tuesday in colorful voodoo rituals that offered a respite from the tough day-to-day reality of fuel ...