Voodoo Day celebrations in Ouidah
(Reuters) Updated: 2007-01-12 06:18

Voodoo practitioners attend the Voodoo Day
celebrations in Ouidah January 10, 2007. Thousands of people from all over Benin
gather in Ouidah, a former slave port on the Atlantic Ocean, 40 km (25 miles)
from Cotonou, Benin's capital city, revered as the cradle of voodoo and offer
prayers and sacrifices to their gods. About 60% of the country's 6.3 million
people practice voodoo. Picture taken January 10, 2007. [Reuters]
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