Today is Voodoo Day in Benin, so Happy Voodoo Day, everyone. Lisa and I are going to celebrate by making dolls of all of our enemies who deserve to suffer in the New Year.
Voodoo Day has an interesting history. According to the BBC,
Voodoo Day was declared a national holiday in Benin more than a decade ago, under the administration of former President Nicephore Soglo.
Mr. Soglo is said to have been saved from death thanks to Voodoo powers. So in gratitude to the Voodoo community of the country, he gave them official recognition.
Take that, Constantine!
Source:
Benin readies for Voodoo Day. Karim Okanla, The BBC, January 6, 2004.