Vodun Days since 2024 or Fête du Vodoun (literally Vodoun Festival, also known as Traditional Religions Day) is a public holiday in Benin that celebrates the nation's history surrounding the West African religion of Vodoun.
Vodun Days since 2024 or Fête du Vodoun (literally Vodoun Festival, also known as Traditional Religions Day) is a public holiday in Benin that celebrates the nation's history surrounding the West African religion of Vodoun.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Benin
Written in its own script on record as fête nationale du vaudou.
03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
1 cited source
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Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Fête du Vodoun in plain words?
Vodun Days since 2024 or Fête du Vodoun (literally Vodoun Festival, also known as Traditional Religions Day) is a public holiday in Benin that celebrates the nation's history surrounding the West African religion of Vodoun. In local script on record, it is written fête nationale du vaudou.
Where is Fête du Vodoun practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Fête du Vodoun in Benin.
What is the current condition of Fête du Vodoun today?
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Vodun Days since 2024 or Fête du Vodoun (literally Vodoun Festival, also known as Traditional Religions Day) is a public holiday in Benin that celebrates the nation's history surrounding the West African religion of Vodoun. The celebration is held annually on January 10 nationwide, most notably in the city of Ouidah. Beginning with the slaughter of a goat in honor of the spirits, the festival is filled with singing, dancing and the imbibing of liquor, especially gin. Vodoun was officially declared a religion in Benin in 1996, and the festival has attracted thousands of pilgrims and tourists to Ouidah to participate in the festivities ever since.
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Fête du Vodoun is public holiday in Benin celebrating Vodoun, a traditional religion in West Africa, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
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