Nonvitcha
Traditional festival · Grand-Popo, Benin
The festival
Nonvitcha is an association festival founded in 1921 — the oldest in Benin. It is the feast of the Xwla and Xwela communities of Grand-Popo.
It is celebrated every year at Pentecost. Its river caravan descends the Mono River.
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Key facts
Name: Nonvitcha. Place: Grand-Popo, Benin. Period: Pentecost (year-round). Signature: Xwla and Xwela de Grand-Popo communities festival; river caravan on the Mono River. Official site: https://www.nonvitcha.org
To see around the festival
The Roy's mouth (mouth of the Mono River), the beaches of Grand-Popo and the Mono River in pirogue — the right addresses to discover around the festival.
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