Sunday, January 11, 2015

Porto Novo, the capital of Benin


capital of Benin
Postcard
Porto-Novo is the official capital and second largest city of the West African nation of Benin. The “Big Mosque” of Porto-Novo is actually a replica of a Catholic Church in Salvador de Bahia in Brazil.
 
On the bottom left you see what appears to be Voodoo ceremony. Benin is the birthplace of the Voodoo cult. From where it spread over the whole world due to slave trade, to Northern and Southern America and the Caribbeans where it has found its own interpretations.

2 comments:

Ja bez Imienia said...

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All the best for you!

agi said...

great postcard :)

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