Ethnic groups, animism and traces of slavery

Benin is a small country in territory but big in contrasts and with a lot of cultural richness. From south to north, we can discover different ethnic groups, each one with characteristics that make it unique. Most of these ethnic groups preserve ancestral traditions and animist beliefs, in some areas, they coexist harmoniously with Christianity and Islam, in others they remain pure. Since this route takes place during the time of the Christian Easter, we have thought it appropriate to focus on the concept of death and resurrection from an animist vision.
The route begins with the cities of the south, where the colonial footprint and the mixture of cultures is more evident, followed by the Ije country with tattooed tribes, the Yoruba region with its animist temples, the Agonlín Mountains, populated by nomadic shepherds until reaching the Sahel inhabited by warrior peoples who inhabit adobe castle-type houses known as 'tata'. From the dry north we will go down to Abomey, historical capital of the kingdom of Dahomey, and current epicenter in terms of traditions related to Voodoo; the most widespread animist religion in the world, since the slaves took it with them to the "new world" where it adapted and evolved into different branches that still exist, such as Santería, Candomblé... A trip that will help us understand another way of understanding life and death, and at the same time visit the most interesting points of the country, in a very complete and diverse route.

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