Case file · Folklore / legend

Winti ban lifted

In 1971 the ban on Winti was removed from Suriname's criminal code, ending nearly a century of prohibition of the Afro-Surinamese religion.

1971 CE · 5.83, -55.17 · status: official

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Winti is now openly practised in Suriname and the Netherlands and is recognised as a religion.

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  1. Wikipedia: Winti
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