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People gather under a tree for Egungun Voodoo ceremony. In Savalou, Benin. Egungun is the ghost of ancestors; it possesses the dancer to give advice to members of the community. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood by westerners. It is estimated that Voodoo is about 4000 years old. Voodoos' cradle in West Africa is Benin and Togo...September 2006..MORE PICTURES AVILABLE ON REQUEST
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People gather under a tree for Egungun Voodoo ceremony. In Savalou, Benin. Egungun is the ghost of ancestors; it possesses the dancer to give advice to members of the community. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood by westerners. It is estimated that Voodoo is about 4000 years old. Voodoos' cradle in West Africa is Benin and Togo...September 2006..MORE PICTURES AVILABLE ON REQUEST

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