With intentions to be like a Jean Rouch film but results closer to “Mondo Cane,” “Voodoo Mounted by the Gods” is an odd docu by lauded Swiss photojournalist Alberto Venzago and exec ...

The voodoo religion, with 30 million followers in West Africa, is one of the most misunderstood faiths in the world. NPR's John Burnett explores the deities, music and rituals of voodoo.

Haiti, hurricanes … I’m writing in response to Jackie Littleford’s letter to the editor in Friday’s Sentinel suggesting that Hurricane Matthew missed Florida because of prayers to God, but ...

Ancestral spirits and demigods became loa, voodoo gods with parallels to Catholic saints. The trickster Legba became the loa Legba, keeper of keys and crossroads, as well as a stand-in for Saint Peter ...

Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) more > ...

MIAMI (AP) — The officers on deck confront the Voodoo love goddess with broad shoulders and stoic faces, eyes darkened by sunglasses. She pauses on the gangplank, barefoot but resplendent in a ...

Zangbeto masquerade the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Credit: AP/Sunday Alamba ...

Zangbeto masquerades the traditional Voodoo guardians of the night performing ahead of the annual Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)ASSOCIATED ...

Officials are now hoping to explore its full tourism potential and showcase Benin's rich culture and tradition. “This is a way to show people the pomp, the beauty, and the value of Voodoo and ...