Spectators poured into Benin's capital for a new festival celebrating traditional masks over the weekend as the West African country seeks to attract visitors and showcase its cultural heritage.

The festival featured the usual firecrackers and lion dance performances. But this year, the free face masks for passers-by and disinfectant sprays were also prominent. “Everyone will feel safer ...

SAPPORO—The mask mandate has been lifted for the Yosakoi Soran Festival here, and dancers from Hong Kong and South Korea will join the early summer event for the first time in four years.

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Yanick Folly / AFP Also on Sunday, a man in a costume and mask is surrounded by spectators at a festival in Benin's capital, Porto-Novo... Yanick Folly / AFP Dozens of people wearing masks in ...