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  • A dancer in trance possessed by the Voodoo ghost Egungun, 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mami Wata Voodoo women prepare themselves for the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A dancer in trance is possessed by the Voodoo ghost Zongbetto, in Kptome, Benin. Traditionally, Zongbeto's work is to guard the law, so he is often referred to as a policeman. In case of problems like theft, he can indicate who is guilty. 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mezczyzna uczestniczacy w Epe Ekpe, niesie butelke alkoholu z wina palmowego, uzywany jest on przy okazji wszystkich ceremonii.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Epe Ekpe, kobiety sie modla.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Epe Ekpe, kobiety w transie.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Wyznawczyni kultu Mami wata w transie podczas Epe Ekpe.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Kobieta pryska wiernych plynem zlozonym z ziol i alkoholu, plyn ten ma zapewnic plodnosc.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Kaplani skladaja ofiare z kozy.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Kaplanka kultu Mami Wata. Mami Wata to kult wody jej kaplanki na rysunkach sa przedstawiane jako syreny.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mlodzi adepci Voodoo spia wyczerpani po ceremonii. By zostac kaplanem tej religii potrzeba kilkunastu lat zabiegów inicjacyjnych, dlatego do roli przyszlych znachorów, kaplanów I mediów przygotowuje sie juz dzieci.....Religia Voodoo narodzila sie w Zachodniej Afryce na terenie dzisiejszego Beninu I Togo, skad zostala przywieziona przez niewolników na Haiti i Dominikane...Jest to jedna z najstarszych religii na swiecie jej wiek szacuje sie na 4000 lat. Jest jednoczesnie bardzo skomplikowana i trudna do zrozumienia dla Europejczyka. .. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mami Wata voodoo priest baptizes women with a fluid made of Sodabe alcohol and herbs, a ceremony that secures fertility, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made.. 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A dancer in trance possessed by the Voodoo ghost Egungun, 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mami Wata Voodoo women prepare themselves for the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Dead animal body parts for sale at the fetish market in Calavi, Benin, which are used during Voodoo ceremonies. Some of the skeletons on display are belonging to rare species. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mami Wata Voodoo women dance in trance during the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Dead animal body parts for sale at the fetish market in Calavi, Benin, which are used during Voodoo ceremonies. Some of the skeletons on display are belonging to rare species. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Salanon, a traditional Voodoo healer, seen here at his home in Abomey, Benin. Salanon has contact with ghosts thanks to the powerful fetishes he owns. He claims that he can cure any illness. Most of the people in Benin go to a traditional healer first, and only when he fails to cure them they make a visit to regular doctor.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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Women dance during Zongbetto ceremony, in Kptome, Benin. Traditionally, Zongbeto's work is to guard the law, so he is often referred to as a policeman. In case of problems like theft, he can indicate who is guilty. . 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A dancer in trance possessed by the Voodoo ghost Egungun, 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Voodoo King during the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Young adepts of Voodoo sleep after a long ceremony, in Aneho, Togo, on Thursday. It takes years of initialization to become Voodoo priest, so it is necessary to start this process at very young age. 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mami Wata Voodoo women dance during the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Mami Wata Voodoo women dance in trance during the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A goat is sacrificed during the Epe Ekpe ceremony, in Aneho, Togo. Epe Ekpe marks Voodoo New Year in Togo. During the ceremony, Voodoo priests look for a stone in the sacred forest; depending on the color of the stone, a prophecy for the New Year is made. Voodoo is a very complicated religion; often not understood fully 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 By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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