Benin: the land of sorcerers and strange death rituals.
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Culture Shock - is an award-winning documentary series covering life, culture and social issues in the places less traveled. It's a journalistic project dedicated to show a full spectrum of unique shapes a human life can take. It's an attempt to become a true discoverer in the world that deceptively seems to be well known. We let common people tell their stories so we can see different realities around us. Simple people in harsh environment - political, economical, natural - it's all about human life which can be as amazing and weird as your wildest fantasy. But it's all real. It's all about us. This channel is an official English Localization of an original channel in Russian called "Хочу домой - Путешествия, в которые вы не поедете" - https://www.youtube.com/@hochudomoj
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Benin is an incredibly interesting country in West Africa: ancient tribes with their unique traditions still live here, local kings rule, and everyone practices the voodoo religion. The locals wear incredibly beautiful clothing and eat unusual local food. Overall, it’s so vibrant here. Leonid went to Benin to show you how the locals live, why there are so many twins born in Africa, and what the unique traditions associated with them are. He’ll explore what the dish Fufu is like, how scars replace passports for the locals, and why children here are named after days of the week instead of regular names.
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