The secret society of the Egunguns are spirits of the ancestors who preserve tradition and punish offenders.
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The secret society of the Egunguns are spirits of the ancestors who preserve tradition and punish offenders.
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Benin. The secret society of the Egunguns are spirits of the ancestors who preserve tradition and punish offenders.
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A Kokou ceremony in Benin. Kokou followers ignite gunpowder and inhale the smoke. The inhalation of gunpowder is used to regain strength for the ceremony.
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A Kokou ceremony in Benin. Blood spurting from a head wound does not deter a young voodoo initiate in his ecstatic dancing
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A Shango priest offers a chicken for the god of thunder and lightning in Lokossa.
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Newly initiated Shango priests in Lokossa dancing with the head priest with their heavy Achinas on the back.
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A Shango procession in Lokossa past a burial site for people who were struck by lightning.
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Gelede dancers in Sakete (Benin) step onto the path to the sacred grove.
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Ewe people in Ghana. Dressed in honor of the bush spirit.
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