A dignitary of the Thron Kpeto Deka poses in Ouidah, on January 9, 2025 during the Voodoo Festival. Thron Kpeto Deka is a religious belief that appeared in Benin in 1800. It is represented in the form of a woman holding two large snakes in her hands. Its followers wear a white cloth tied around the hips for men and around the waist for women. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)