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World Freshly Swept Step Day leads today's complete edition for Benin.
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A day for the visible care people give to entrances, porches, shopfronts, courtyards, sidewalks, and shared spaces.
The painted pirogues of Benin's coast are decorated with names, symbols, eyes, and patterns that protect the boat and its crew. Today, fishermen touch up the paint, repair the hulls, and bless their pirogues for the coming year. Each boat gets a name, and each name gets a story that the fisherman will tell you if you ask, and you should ask.