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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival

OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena ...
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Oba of Benin’s coronation rites: Ogbelaka, Eguadase groups commence spiritual dance

THE installation rites of the Oba of Benin continued yesterday with the Ogbelaka and Eguadase groups commencing a special spiritual dance, called Ekassa, on their way to the Usama Palace where the ...
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Oba of Benin holds Ekasa dance for late mother's burial rites 49 years after death

Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, held the ancient Ekasa dance on Saturday in honour of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ...
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Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival

OUIDAH, Benin — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are ...