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PYTHON TEMPLE

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Dangbé temple dedicated to the cult of the python, dozens of which bask in one of the small huts

The Dangbé temple is dedicated to the cult of the python, with dozens of specimens lounging in one of the small huts. If you'd like to have a python around your neck, the guide will be happy to pass it on to you for a small fee. Otherwise, he'll tell you all about the python, a voodoo god revered as far away as Grand-Popo, where his image adorns many temples. In Ouidah, the Xweda and Fon families who worship the python Dangbè (also known as Dan) are distinguished by scarification marks symbolizing the python's forehead.

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monnerem
monnerem
Visited in january 2020
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Quelques pythons qu'on vous dépose si on est d'accord sur l'épaule. Guide pressé. Très décevante visite, je ne recommande absolument pas.
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Visited in october 2019
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The temple's exterior catches the eye with its beautiful bas-reliefs and heart-shaped entrance. The interior is quite different. You're immediately greeted by a guide with impressive scarification marks, but unfortunately he doesn't have much to say. The highlight of the visit is when he puts a python around your neck. For those expecting a great moment of spirituality, it's not to be.
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EDNA
EDNA
Visited in june 2018
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Un passage important pour mieux comprendre la ville d’oudiah. Les pythons protègent la ville. Cette sacré armée de pythons est lâchée dans la ville une fois par mois pour manger ????
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Cherrypool
Cherrypool
Visited in may 2017
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A faire même si le guide est un peu expéditif et que l'historique et l'utilité du lieu mériteraient d'être d'avantage mis en valeur. L'expérience du python autour du cou est marquante ...
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Cortofred72
Cortofred72
Visited in november 2017
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Un incontournable de Ouidah : un petit temple vaudou à l'entrée payante (1000 FCFA) et donc touristique bien sûr. Mais le temple est toujours utilisé pour ses rituels et accueille dans une case une vingtaine de pythons libres d'aller et venir (ils sont d'ailleurs lâchés dans la ville une fois par mois pour se nourrir !). Accueil sympathique
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