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Zangbeto

Ewe · Ogu (Egun) / Gun, Gbe-speaking; Benin, Badagry (Nigeria), Togo · Spiritual

Zangbeto are Vodun guardian masquerades of the Ogu (Egun) people, appearing as whirling raffia-covered figures. Okunola and Ojo describe Zangbeto in Badagry as a traditional mechanism of community policing and dispute resolution. The name is commonly glossed 'people of the night' / night-watchmen.

Zangbeto patrols are a feature of Ogu festivals.

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