Fetish markets, a floating village on stilts, historic towns with slavery museums and voodoo temples, royal palaces, safaris, lions, elephants and beaches.
01.01 New Year
January 10.01, Amazonian Women's Day
July 01.08, Independence Day
November 01.11, All Saints' Day
December 25.12, Christmas
112, single emergency number
117 police
118, fire department
– Angelique Kidjo, Grammy-winning singer
– Matthieu Kerekou, President
– Walt Whitney, politician
- entering sacred groves without permission
- photographing traditional ceremonies without consent
- removal of artifacts and masks
- hunting sacred animals
- visiting villages without the consent of elders
– When meeting, it is customary to shake hands with someone.
– Family ties and respect for elders play an important role.
– In the villages, tourists are asked to remain quiet and respect traditions
– It is customary to wear national costumes on holidays.
– Polite address and a calm tone are required.
– greeting / Bonjour / bonjour
– gratitude / Merci / merci
– please / S'il vous plaît / sil vu ple
– I'm sorry / Désolé / dezole
– Where is the bus…? / Où est le bus…? / ue le bus
– How much does the ticket cost? / How much does the ticket cost?
– pharmacy / Pharmacie / farmasi
– I need a doctor / J'ai besoin d'un médecin / zhe bezua d'eh medsen
– I need help / J'ai besoin d'aide / zhe bezua d'ed
– Call the police / Appelez la police / aple la polis
– Call an ambulance / Appelez une ambulance / aple yn ambulans
– Very tasty! / Très bon! / tre bon
– bill, please / L'addition, s'il vous plaît / ladision sil vu ple
– toast / À votre santé! (To your health!) / a votr sante
– joke / Le Bénin est petit mais costaud! (Benin is small, but strong!) / le benin e peti me kosto
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine
– Music and dancing
– Nature and traditions
- Hospitality
– Sports (football)
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and corruption
- Social problems
- Poverty
- Ethnic differences
– visit the temples of Abomey
– stroll through the bazaars
– swim in the Atlantic
- observe animals
Fetish markets, a floating village on stilts, historic towns with slavery museums and voodoo temples, royal palaces, safaris, lions, elephants and beaches.
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01.01 New Year
January 10.01, Amazonian Women's Day
July 01.08, Independence Day
November 01.11, All Saints' Day
December 25.12, Christmas
112, single emergency number
117 police
118, fire department
– Angelique Kidjo, Grammy-winning singer
– Matthieu Kerekou, President
– Walt Whitney, politician
- entering sacred groves without permission
- photographing traditional ceremonies without consent
- removal of artifacts and masks
- hunting sacred animals
- visiting villages without the consent of elders
– When meeting, it is customary to shake hands with someone.
– Family ties and respect for elders play an important role.
– In the villages, tourists are asked to remain quiet and respect traditions
– It is customary to wear national costumes on holidays.
– Polite address and a calm tone are required.
– greeting / Bonjour / bonjour
– gratitude / Merci / merci
– please / S'il vous plaît / sil vu ple
– I'm sorry / Désolé / dezole
– Where is the bus…? / Où est le bus…? / ue le bus
– How much does the ticket cost? / How much does the ticket cost?
– pharmacy / Pharmacie / farmasi
– I need a doctor / J'ai besoin d'un médecin / zhe bezua d'eh medsen
– I need help / J'ai besoin d'aide / zhe bezua d'ed
– Call the police / Appelez la police / aple la polis
– Call an ambulance / Appelez une ambulance / aple yn ambulans
– Very tasty! / Très bon! / tre bon
– bill, please / L'addition, s'il vous plaît / ladision sil vu ple
– toast / À votre santé! (To your health!) / a votr sante
– joke / Le Bénin est petit mais costaud! (Benin is small, but strong!) / le benin e peti me kosto
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine
– Music and dancing
– Nature and traditions
- Hospitality
– Sports (football)
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and corruption
- Social problems
- Poverty
- Ethnic differences
– visit the temples of Abomey
– stroll through the bazaars
– swim in the Atlantic
- observe animals