In Benin, Descendants Of Slaves On A Voodoo Pilgrimage

In a town once the muster point for the slave trade, the scions of forced bondage search for themselves through a folkloric festival

Every January, thousands of voodoo worshippers joined by crowds of tourists and descendants of slaves trudge down the long sand track leading to the beach at Ouidah in Benin.

The cars, motorbikes and women in wrap skirts with tribal scars on their cheeks head to the Gate of No Return monument overlooking the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean beach.