Ouidah Festival Benin

This city is famous for it's voodoo festival-the birthplace for Voodoo religion. Worshipers and tourist travel from far to witness and participate in the festival, which is held from January 7th-14th. A one week festival ...for the chief priest to bless his followers.

"One of the best things to do in Benin is visit the city of Ouidah, the birthplace of the Voodoo religion. Every January, Ouidah is home to the annual Voodoo festival, an amazing, vibrant celebration of Voodoo worshipers. While visiting Ouidah, enter the Temple of Pythons and take a picture with a sacred python around their necks. Or hike through the Sacred Forest of Kpassè. And while walking along the slave trade route, see the slave barracks, the auction block, and the extremely moving and emotional Gate of No Return". -Sara Cooper, ONE Campus volunteer, SUNY Oswego

Female worshipers

This picture from the guardian depicts masquerades from Nigeria that attended the festival.

Scared Python temple (tourist can visit the temple and also carry the snakes)