Époque des Grands Fangangans (Fire Festival)
Season or date: January
Traditional ceremony celebrating New Year in northern Kara Region. Torch processions and drum dancing continue all night.
Festivals in Togo
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Festivals
Independence Day
Season or date: April 27
Nationwide celebration commemorating 1960 independence. Military parades and folk dances held in Lomé.
Agricultural Thanksgiving (Ewe Tribe Ahawo)
Season or date: August
Festival offering new yam harvest to gods. Yam dishes served with mask dancing performed.
Vodga Festival
Season or date: First Saturday of November
Ancestor memorial festival held in Lomé suburbs. Traditional music and drums resound.
Christmas
Season or date: December 25
Centered in Christian-majority south, bustling with masses and family banquets.
Public holidays
- Independence Day
- Martyrs' Day
- Labour Day
- Christmas
- Islamic Feast of Sacrifice (movable holiday)
- Islamic Eid al-Fitr (movable holiday)