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

Voodoo practitioners chant and dance during
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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