In preparation for the Festival, Vodun spirits perform in the villages. Each costume a different Spirit.

Tamberma dancers.

Vodun Spirit.

The mask of a Vodun Spirit.

Adjan dances while carrying the divinity Achinan during the Voodoo Festival.

Dancers at the Voodoo Festival

Elaborate costumes help tell stories to villagers. This Spirit warns against having too many children.

This Spirit tells villagers about pregnancy and having children. The costumes are worn by men.

An enraptured audience receives the message from the Spirit.

This Spirit tells villagers about pregnancy and having children. The costumes are worn by men.

Dancers at the Voodoo Festival.

The Zangbeto are the traditional vodun guardians or police of the night among the Ogu (or Egun) people.

The Zangbeto take on a covering made from hay or raffia and move very rapidly, spinning wildly.spin wildly.

Ogu legend has it that there are no humans under the costume, only spirits of the night.

The Zangbeto are the traditional vodun guardians or police of the night among the Ogu (or Egun) people.

Ogu legend has it that there are no humans under the costume, only spirits of the night.

The Zangbeto take on a covering made from hay or raffia and move very rapidly, spinning wildly.spin wildly.

The Zangbeto are the traditional vodun guardians or police of the night among the Ogu (or Egun) people.

The Zangbeto take on a covering made from hay or raffia and move very rapidly, spinning wildly.spin wildly.

Ogu legend has it that there are no humans under the costume, only spirits of the night.