People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo,october teen patti Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

People in costumes perform on stilts in a mask parade during the Porto Novo Mask Festival in Porto Novo, Benin, Aug. 4, 2024. The festival was held here from Friday to Sunday to showcase the art and culture of Benin's traditional religion Vodun through a mask parade, concerts, seminars and other activities. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)