Benin Edition

June 3, 2028

Ouidah Xwe leads today's complete edition for Benin.

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A person enjoys a tranquil moment at the sandy beach of Ouidah, Benin at sunset.
Regional/Cultural Day

Ouidah Xwe

The annual Vodun Festival in Ouidah draws practitioners and visitors from across the Vodun diaspora. Drummers, dancers, priests, and priestesses fill the streets in white ceremonial cloth. The procession moves from the Python Temple through the sacred forest and ends at the Door of No Return on the beach. This is the spiritual heart of Benin on full display.

Two toque macaques grooming on a rock with a forest backdrop in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Regional/Cultural Day

Animals of Sri Lanka Day

You discover Sri Lanka's unique leopards, Asian elephants, and colorful Sri Lankan junglefowl throughout the island's forests and parks. You observe that Sri Lankan families typically keep chickens, water buffalo, and domestic dogs as their most common household animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.