Voodoo ceremony for twins in Benin to celebrate them as deities


Abomey-Calavi (Benin) (AFP) – In Abomey-Calavi near the port city of Cotonou in Benin, a voodoo priestess organises a large, traditional ceremony bringing together dozens of twins to be honoured as deities. In southern Benin, Nigeria and Togo, twins are worshipped as demigods.

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