{"id":495,"date":"2024-10-25T01:07:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T01:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/?p=495"},"modified":"2024-10-25T01:17:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T01:17:15","slug":"the-temple-full-of-pythons-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/?p=495","title":{"rendered":"The Temple Full Of Pythons In\u00a0Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Temple Full Of Pythons In Benin\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n1PBvGPWm20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"dropcapp2 wp-block-paragraph\">The temple is renowned for its resident pythons, believed to be sacred and embodying the spirits of the ancestors. Locals consider the pythons as protectors and often take part in rituals that honor them. Visitors to the temple can witness these gentle creatures slithering freely, as they are never harmed and are treated with reverence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Python Temple in Benin, also known as the Temple of the Pythons, is a fascinating site located in Ouidah, a coastal city with rich cultural history. Established in the 17th century, the temple is dedicated to Dan and Mami Wata, the deities of water and fertility in Vodun (Voodoo) spirituality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Python Temple in Benin, also known as the Temple of the Pythons, is a fascinating site located in Ouidah, a coastal city with rich cultural history. Established in the 17th century, the temple is dedicated to Dan and Mami Wata, the deities of water and fertility in Vodun (Voodoo) spirituality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winsmediagh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}