Because of my introverted attitude, I do not like the idea of posting some personal things on my blog so for content reasons, I am just going to post interesting facts about a particular place, country, town or whatever that people hardly know exist. For my first feature let's try and find something what the internet has to say about the country called Benin.

Where in the world is Benin?

Benin is a country in Western Africa. It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north.

Ouidah, the voodoo center of Benin

It is believed that Vodun (or "Voodoo", as it is commonly known) originated in Benin and was introduced to Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, and parts of North America by slaves taken from this particular area of the Slave Coast. The indigenous religion of Benin is practiced by about 60% of the population. Since 1992 Vodun has been recognized as one of Benin's official religions, and a National Vodun Holiday is celebrated on January 10.