At an Egungun in Benin

· Honoring ancestors in a most colorful way ·

In Jan 2018, while living in Cotonou, Benin, I had a chance to be present for an Egungun event in nearby Porto Novo.  Egun what? Well, glad you asked…!  Egungun are some of the most popular—and most colorful—street manifestations of the Yoruba-speaking peoples of western Nigeria, Benin, and eastern Togo. Honoring ancestors at an Egungun…

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