Raising twins is never easy but in Benin, an poor nation on the west coast of Africa, hardship means many die during childhood. Now a stunning new set of photos shows how the families deal with their grief – by creating doll effigies of the lost infants and raising them as if they were still alive.

Taken by French photographer Eric Lafforgue, the photos document the life of the Fon tribe, who say the dolls possess the child’s spirit and have the power to bring the family good or bad luck, depending on how well they are treated.

Every day, the dolls are cradled, ‘fed’, scrubbed clean and put to bed on immaculate linens – all in an effort to keep them from being unhappy and cursing the family with evil magic.



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Okk......

i been dey here but now i don commot ...

Hmmm!

My Benin people.

Oba atokpe ee, itse!

Africa and backwardness.....


That reminds me, a staff of mine, just gave me a gist, on how a member of their family was poisoned , by another member (member B) , the family went on to search for what killed the said man, in their quest to know , they visited a shrine, where the diseased spirit was evoked on a mirror, he appeared and gave detailed account of what happened to him and how he was poisoned by member A, also recounting all other things happening in the family and how they re being crudely orchestrated by member B, her whole compound w. Awake all tru the night, following the resultant turmoil, right now member B is no where to be found as he fled the community, following a tip of the community were embarking on an expedition to find cause of the death.......... and I was like WTH! !!! do these things really do Happen? Do they really exist..... I was stunned to say the least........
Agnostics n atheist, over to you




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xreal:
Hmmm!

My Benin people.

Oba atokpe ee, itse!

ode na Benin republic o

johnson157:

ode na Benin republic o

your entire household na ode

johnson157:

ode na Benin republic o

your entire household na ode

xreal:

your entire household na ode

just like peak milk, ur stupidity is in u.

johnson157:

just like peak milk, ur stuupid ity is in u.

Yes u are.
Attention seeker.

xreal:


Yes u are.
Attention seeker.

nope I'm not,just try to correct ur mentality to always read tru d lines and comprehend d passage b4 commenting blunders which can be seen as degrading to some particular tribes in Nigeria so as to avoid e-war next time.

xreal:
Hmmm!
My Benin people.
Oba atokpe ee, itse!

YOUR STUPIDITY COMES IN MANY COLOURS.

johnson157:

nope I'm not,just try to correct ur mentality to always read tru d lines and comprehend d passage b4 commenting blunders which can be seen as degrading to some particular tribes in Nigeria so as to avoid e-war next time.

get a job. your hands are idle.

xreal:

get a job. your hands are idle.

as a matter of fact my hands are on my keypad, so they ain't idle like yours.