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    Christianity is the largest religion in Benin, with substantial populations of Muslims and adherents of traditional faiths. According to the most recent...
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    Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃] , Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin)...
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  • groups. In 2023, Benin was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom. Religion in Benin Christianity in Benin Catholic Church in Benin Islam in Benin "The...
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    West African Vodún (category Religion in Benin)
    Vodún or vodúnsínsen is an African traditional religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Practitioners are...
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    The Kingdom of Benin, also known as Great Benin or Benin Kingdom is a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the...
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  • Dahomean religion was practiced by the Fon people of the Dahomey Kingdom. The kingdom existed until 1898 in what is now the country of Benin. People taken...
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    Constitution of Benin Crime in Benin Human rights in Benin LGBT rights in Benin Freedom of religion in Benin Law enforcement in Benin Military of Benin Command...
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    Indigenous religion in Zimbabwe Abwoi religion (Nigeria) Akan religion (Ghana, Ivory Coast) Dahomean religion (Benin, Togo) Efik religion (Nigeria, Cameroon)...
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  • history of the Jews in Benin, formerly known as Dahomey in Africa, is recent and the contemporary Jewish community in Benin is very small. In the 19th century...
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    Africa portal Religion in Benin Islam in Benin Catholic Church in Benin Protestant Methodist Church in Benin Freedom of religion in Benin "Benin". The World...
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  • The Benin Moat (Edo: Iyanuwo), also known as the Benin Iya, or Walls of Benin, are a series of massive earthworks encircling Benin City in Nigeria's Edo...
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    Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after...
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  • Fête du Vodoun (category Culture of Benin)
    as Traditional Religions Day) is a public holiday in Benin that celebrates the nation's history surrounding the West African religion of Vodoun. The celebration...
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    Edo people (redirect from Edo religion)
    The Edo people, also referred to as the Benin people, are an Edoid-speaking ethnic group. They are prominently native to seven southern local government...
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    Republic of Benin (French: République populaire du Bénin; sometimes translated literally as the Benin Popular Republic or Popular Republic of Benin) was a...
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    Christianity in Benin Episcopal Conference of Benin Freedom of religion in Benin Islam in Benin Protestant Methodist Church in Benin Religion in Benin The ARDA...
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    Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview...
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  • from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2015. "Religions in Benin | PEW-GRF". Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved...
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    Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies...
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    Lagos states, as well as parts of Kogi state and the adjoining parts of Benin and Togo, commonly known as Yorubaland (Yoruba: Ilẹ̀ Káàárọ̀-Oòjíire). It...
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    Ewe people (redirect from Ewe religion)
    border of Togo and Benin; and in the southwestern part of Nigeria (close to the Atlantic Ocean, stretching from the Nigeria and Benin border to Epe). They...
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  • in Benin Catholic Church in Benin Islam in Benin Freedom of religion in Benin World Methodist Council website "Protestant Methodist Church of Benin"...
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    Benin art is the art from the Kingdom of Benin or Edo Empire (1440–1897), a pre-colonial African state located in what is now known as the Southern region...
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  • Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate...
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  • Kokou (orisha) (category Culture of Benin)
    Kokou is one of the most highly feared warrior Undergods in the traditional religion of Benin. One who fails to respect the Kokou during a ceremonial trance...
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    Nigeria) Serer religion (Serer of Senegal and northern West Africa) Vodun (Fon and Ewe of Benin and southwestern Nigeria) Nuer religion (Nuer people of...
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    of the 5,500 European population. Several religions are practiced in Benin. Traditional African religions are widespread (50%), and their practices vary...
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    Ritual servitude (category Religion in Benin)
    Ritual servitude is a practice in Ghana, Togo, and Benin where traditional religious shrines (popularly called fetish shrines in Ghana) take human beings,...
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    Vodou is very much influenced by religions from Benin, and to complement it also influenced by the Kongo religions, the Yoruba, Catholicism and a bit...
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    This is a list of mosques in Benin. Religion in Benin Lists of mosques Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mosques in Benin....
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