Benin Edition
Vodun Gbe leads today's complete edition for Benin.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
National holiday. The only country in the world where Vodun is an officially recognized religion dedicates this day to it. Processions fill Ouidah's streets, priests in white pour libations on the earth, and drums echo from dawn to dusk. Practitioners from Brazil, Haiti, and Cuba travel here for this day because Benin is where Vodun began.
You observe the distinctive iguanas, sea turtles, and colorful parrotfish that thrive in Sint Maarten's Caribbean waters and coastal ecosystems. You find pet dogs, cats, and parrots as the most popular companions among residents on the island. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You know that the Cocos Islands produce copra and coconut oil as their signature export products, with coconut cultivation defining the island economy since the 19th century. You understand that coconut-derived goods remain the primary manufactured product of these remote islands, where the coconut palm is as essential to daily life as it is to trade.