Events calendar Lomé And The Maritime Region

Harvest festival in Zio. According to tradition, the founders of the city of Tsévié decided to sow beans during their exodus in the 18th century. They refused to leave before the beginning of the harvest. This is the origin of the name Tsévié, composed of tsé (to produce) and vié (little). Ayiza owes its name to the "ayi" bean. Once the beans were collected, a part of the Ewe people settled in Tsévié. The program of celebrations included religious prayers, a market with local products as well as traditional songs and dances.

Harvest festival in Vo prefecture. Derived from the Ewe dialect, Adzinuku is all the food produced by the earth. Adzinuku is celebrated in thanksgiving to the gods of the earth for allowing abundant harvests and the continuity of the community. It's also a reunion festival where the natives of the region get together to discuss local problems and envisage solutions for the well-being of all. The festival takes place in August every year and brings together all the villages in the prefecture.

The Guinn people of Agbodrafo commemorate the escape battle of their ancestors who were captured in neighboring countries before coming to settle in Togo. During this traditional ceremony, all the inhabitants of Agbodrafo cover themselves with grass or bushes to conceal their identity, just as their ancestors did six centuries ago. It is also a sacred day to purify one's soul and to implore the blessing of the town's deity, Lakpan.