In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, practitioners of the faith believe the country’s forests are home to the spirits they seek guidance from and pray to. But those woodlands in the West African nation are disappearing because of development and other factors. (Oct. 29)
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In Voodoo’s Birthplace, sacred Forests shrink

In Benin, Voodoo’s birthplace, practitioners of the faith believe the country’s forests are home to the spirits they seek guidance from and pray to. But those woodlands in the West African nation are disappearing because of development and other factors. (Oct. 29)
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