Benin Edition
World Clean Hands Day 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.
A day for the ordinary public health habit that travels across homes, schools, kitchens, clinics, workshops, and places of worship.
Hevioso, the Vodun deity of thunder and lightning, commands respect across Benin. When the first storms of the rainy season roll in, farmers give thanks because Hevioso brings the rain that makes the crops grow. Ceremonies for Hevioso involve drumming, talc patterns drawn on the body, and offerings of palm oil and gin placed at the base of tall trees. Nobody takes thunder lightly here.