Happy New Year 2016!

Benin geography

This is Mono river one of the largest river of Benin. It is the border of Benin and Togo. Many village near this river use it to drink, doing laundry and any other thing

River Mono in Benin

Mono is one of the longest river in Benin after Oueme. This river is the border between Benin and Togo. Here you have Benin people doing laundry. Some people in Benin and Togo use the water of this river to drink and do any order thing.

 

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Benin diversity

This is ganvie the floating market. Women in boat sell their goods to people who come in the market to buy by boat. This market is very nice to see

African tradition

Those pearls are used to wear arround the hip, the neck, the hand sometimes. It is common in African tradition. As women since the first age you must wear it. In Voodoo environment they use it in a special way because each pearl can be meaning of each divinity

African tradition

This is FA equipment , its used to consult the future. FA is African science which can help to know the future. Many kings in west Africa specialy in Benin used it last time to know the issue of the wars and in big decisions. This photo was snapped in Dantokpa market. In this market you can see everything.

Cultural Celebration in Grand Popo

Nonvitcha is a cultural celebration very important in Benin. You can see in this festival many traditional music and dance. This is Agbadja music one of the most important music in Grand Popo.

African tradition

In Africa there are many ways to dress. In Benin Nago people and Yoruba and some other people like to wear a kind of hat with their clothes called Bomba it is traditionally made. Those photos where snapped in Ketou in Lafou festival day. Two of them are different and have a different meaning.

Benin traditional muzic

There are many muzic in Benin tradition you can can see on this photo a special drum use particularly in South and center of Benin

Benin tradition

Cicatrix is a sign mark on the face of people to show the community they are from. It is like tattoo’s are for other people. This is from Nago community in Ketou Republic of Benin. You can see many and different cicatrix in Benin, West Africa in many parts of Africa.