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Ouidah, Benin. Djègbadji Beach. Beach scene during the Vodun Days of January 2026, on the esplanade in front of the new Gate of No Return. A young rider in a pink T-shirt on a piebald horse exchanges with a group of passersby — adults and children — on the orange Atlantic sand. Solar streetlights from the newly refurbished esplanade frame the scene on either side. In the background, street vendors and visitors animate the shoreline in a festive Beninese popular atmosphere, as the beach becomes a spontaneous gathering place for the celebrations. January 2026.