Celestial Voodoo

In the equatorial region of Benin many religious beliefs live side by side, deeply different in both origin and ceremony.

Ganvié and Ouidah are singular places of spiritual coexistence, where the Celestial Church of Christ and voodoo tradition merge in the collective mystical imagination. The Voodoo Festival is held every January in Ouidah: an ancient tradition that gathers tribal chiefs, celebrants and thousands of faithful in a shared mystical fervour.

At the same time, it is not unusual for other ancient ceremonies of Christian origin to take place in the same days. One of these is baptism by immersion, a rite marking conversion and admission into the celestial community.