154:
145:
132:
1230:
950:
35:
205:
The dyed fabric batiks of the artisanal center of Kloto represent stylized and colored scenes of ancient everyday life. The loincloths used in the ceremonies of the tisserands of
Assahoun are famous. Works of the painter Sokey Edorh are inspired by the immense arid extents, swept by the harmattan,
293:
Each ethnic group has traditional dances, with specific dances for different occasions. We have dance of funerals, storytelling, praise and worship. Some ethnic group are choosing the dance of marriage. There are various dances across the 5 regions in
232:
by Ewe ethnicity in memory of the walls and the history of
Agbogbo. Dunenyo ZÄ is a traditional festival of Ewe people in south Togo. In August of every year they are celebrate their culture, Tradition and still thanking God for his peace.
747:
517:
1317:
662:
502:
439:
412:
863:
522:
1271:
1072:
894:
1310:
1036:
153:
144:
118:
52:
210:
is internationally recognized today. He practises the "zota", a kind of pyroengraving, and his monumental achievements decorate
1046:
934:
929:
99:
1346:
904:
56:
71:
773:
1303:
537:
187:
are spoken there as well. Despite the influence of
Western religion, more than half of the people of Togo follow native
78:
820:
816:
171:'s culture reflects the influences of its 37 tribal ethnic groups, the largest and most influential of which are the
202:
are famous for their "chains of marriage": two characters are connected by rings drawn from only one piece of wood.
1085:
1041:
939:
432:
1156:
1026:
856:
829:
85:
1336:
1109:
970:
577:
198:. Sculptures and hunting trophies were used rather than the more ubiquitous African masks. The wood-carvers of
1264:
812:
687:
677:
482:
67:
45:
1126:
990:
975:
692:
582:
512:
407:
1031:
752:
672:
637:
622:
607:
562:
497:
425:
889:
803:
247:. The traditional celebration in Gblinkomegan is Godogbe Za. Ayizan is the traditional celebration of
131:
194:
Ewe statuary is characterized by its famous statuettes which illustrate the worship of the twins, the
1181:
1151:
1136:
1090:
949:
849:
627:
1341:
1166:
980:
727:
702:
552:
547:
527:
492:
477:
1257:
1171:
799:
790:
781:
712:
682:
667:
652:
642:
632:
597:
592:
542:
487:
462:
307:
176:
225:
1161:
1141:
1095:
1021:
958:
924:
912:
722:
717:
657:
612:
572:
467:
448:
184:
92:
1121:
1009:
995:
777:
697:
647:
602:
587:
567:
557:
532:
472:
222:
Togolese are celebrate their traditional festival according their different ethnic groups.
206:
and where the laterite keeps the prints of the men and the animals. The plastics technician
236:
229:
1200:
1060:
985:
919:
881:
617:
507:
402:
1287:
1241:
1330:
1209:
1176:
312:
1146:
180:
172:
1229:
260:
34:
268:
1077:
259:
Togolese people are still playing the traditional music around the country.
207:
17:
899:
264:
240:
211:
188:
248:
417:
271:
are teaching the traditional rhythms to their children as heritage.
244:
199:
130:
1237:
872:
841:
295:
168:
845:
421:
28:
332:
386:
368:
183:. French is the official language of Togo, but many native
1291:
1245:
350:
1108:
1059:
1008:
957:
880:
761:
736:
455:
59:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
369:"Ovazu (fĂȘte des moissons Ă Akposso et Ă Akebu)"
1311:
1265:
857:
433:
8:
1318:
1304:
1272:
1258:
1114:
1065:
1014:
963:
864:
850:
842:
440:
426:
418:
119:Learn how and when to remove this message
1286:This article about African culture is a
387:"Ayiza (fĂȘte des moissons dans le zio)"
324:
351:"fĂȘte historique des EwĂ©(Agbogbo za)"
7:
1283:
1281:
1226:
1224:
135:Three statuettes from Togo, ca. 1910
57:adding citations to reliable sources
239:is also a traditional festival in
25:
413:Lonely Planet's Togo Culture page
1228:
948:
748:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
518:Democratic Republic of the Congo
152:
143:
33:
44:needs additional citations for
408:U.N. Togolese Mission (French)
1:
1290:. You can help Knowledge by
1244:. You can help Knowledge by
1363:
1280:
1223:
1194:
1117:
1068:
1017:
966:
946:
503:Central African Republic
403:CIA World Factbook: Togo
191:practices and beliefs.
1240:-related article is a
391:www.t ogo-tourisme.com
284:Kamou ( Kabye people )
162:Togolese women dancing
136:
1347:African culture stubs
905:West Africa Campaign
663:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
523:Republic of the Congo
373:www.togo-tourisme.com
333:"The culture of Togo"
281:Akpese ( Ewe people )
134:
275:Agbadza (Ewe people)
53:improve this article
738:States with limited
278:Gazo ( Ewe people )
1086:Telecommunications
895:Colonial governors
890:Battle of Atakpamé
449:Culture of Africa
337:www.worldatlas.com
308:Mass media in Togo
137:
1299:
1298:
1253:
1252:
1218:
1217:
1190:
1189:
1157:Human trafficking
1104:
1103:
1055:
1054:
1037:Political parties
1027:Foreign relations
1004:
1003:
940:1986 coup attempt
925:Pya-Hodo Massacre
913:Togoland campaign
839:
838:
765:other territories
538:Equatorial Guinea
185:African languages
129:
128:
121:
103:
68:"Culture of Togo"
16:(Redirected from
1354:
1320:
1313:
1306:
1282:
1274:
1267:
1260:
1232:
1225:
1203:
1115:
1081:
1066:
1015:
964:
952:
935:1967 coup d'Ă©tat
930:1963 coup d'Ă©tat
908:
866:
859:
852:
843:
826:
825:(United Kingdom)
821:Tristan da Cunha
817:Ascension Island
809:
796:
787:
763:Dependencies and
456:Sovereign states
442:
435:
428:
419:
395:
394:
383:
377:
376:
365:
359:
358:
347:
341:
340:
329:
228:is celebrate in
156:
147:
124:
117:
113:
110:
104:
102:
61:
37:
29:
21:
1362:
1361:
1357:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1351:
1337:Culture of Togo
1327:
1326:
1325:
1324:
1279:
1278:
1221:
1219:
1214:
1206:
1199:
1186:
1100:
1079:
1051:
1000:
953:
944:
920:French Togoland
906:
876:
870:
840:
835:
834:
824:
807:
794:
785:
766:
764:
757:
741:
739:
732:
451:
446:
399:
398:
385:
384:
380:
367:
366:
362:
355:www.routard.com
349:
348:
344:
331:
330:
326:
321:
304:
291:
257:
220:
166:
165:
164:
163:
159:
158:
157:
149:
148:
125:
114:
108:
105:
62:
60:
50:
38:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1360:
1358:
1350:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1322:
1315:
1308:
1300:
1297:
1296:
1277:
1276:
1269:
1262:
1254:
1251:
1250:
1233:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1205:
1204:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1127:Child marriage
1124:
1118:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1075:
1069:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1047:Prime Minister
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1018:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
967:
961:
955:
954:
947:
945:
943:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
916:
915:
902:
897:
892:
886:
884:
878:
877:
875: articles
871:
869:
868:
861:
854:
846:
837:
836:
833:
832:
830:Western Sahara
827:
810:
797:
788:
774:Canary Islands
770:
769:
767:
762:
759:
758:
756:
755:
750:
744:
742:
737:
734:
733:
731:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
459:
457:
453:
452:
447:
445:
444:
437:
430:
422:
416:
415:
410:
405:
397:
396:
378:
360:
342:
323:
322:
320:
317:
316:
315:
310:
303:
300:
290:
287:
286:
285:
282:
279:
276:
256:
253:
219:
216:
161:
160:
151:
150:
142:
141:
140:
139:
138:
127:
126:
41:
39:
32:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1359:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1321:
1316:
1314:
1309:
1307:
1302:
1301:
1295:
1293:
1289:
1284:
1275:
1270:
1268:
1263:
1261:
1256:
1255:
1249:
1247:
1243:
1239:
1234:
1231:
1227:
1222:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1193:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1058:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1007:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
968:
965:
962:
960:
956:
951:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
914:
911:
910:
909:
907:(World War I)
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
883:
879:
874:
867:
862:
860:
855:
853:
848:
847:
844:
831:
828:
822:
818:
814:
811:
805:
801:
798:
792:
789:
783:
779:
775:
772:
771:
768:
760:
754:
751:
749:
746:
745:
743:
735:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
578:Guinea-Bissau
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
460:
458:
454:
450:
443:
438:
436:
431:
429:
424:
423:
420:
414:
411:
409:
406:
404:
401:
400:
392:
388:
382:
379:
374:
370:
364:
361:
356:
352:
346:
343:
338:
334:
328:
325:
318:
314:
313:Music of Togo
311:
309:
306:
305:
301:
299:
297:
288:
283:
280:
277:
274:
273:
272:
270:
266:
262:
254:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
231:
227:
223:
217:
215:
213:
209:
203:
201:
197:
192:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
155:
146:
133:
123:
120:
112:
101:
98:
94:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
73:
70: â
69:
65:
64:Find sources:
58:
54:
48:
47:
42:This article
40:
36:
31:
30:
27:
19:
1292:expanding it
1285:
1246:expanding it
1235:
1220:
1182:Prostitution
1152:Human rights
1137:Demographics
1131:
1091:Trade unions
1073:Central bank
813:Saint Helena
784:
707:
688:South Africa
678:Sierra Leone
483:Burkina Faso
390:
381:
372:
363:
354:
345:
336:
327:
292:
258:
235:
224:
221:
204:
195:
193:
167:
115:
106:
96:
89:
82:
75:
63:
51:Please help
46:verification
43:
26:
1167:LGBT rights
981:Prefectures
740:recognition
693:South Sudan
583:Ivory Coast
18:Art of Togo
1342:Togo stubs
1331:Categories
1080:(currency)
795:(Portugal)
753:Somaliland
673:Seychelles
638:Mozambique
623:Mauritania
608:Madagascar
563:The Gambia
498:Cape Verde
319:References
226:Agbogbo ZĂŁ
109:April 2023
79:newspapers
1162:Languages
1142:Education
1096:Transport
1042:President
1022:Elections
959:Geography
628:Mauritius
208:Paul Ahyi
189:animistic
1210:Category
1122:Abortion
1032:Military
1010:Politics
996:Wildlife
900:Togoland
819: /
815: /
808:(France)
802: /
780: /
776: /
728:Zimbabwe
703:Tanzania
553:Ethiopia
548:Eswatini
528:Djibouti
493:Cameroon
478:Botswana
302:See also
263:people,
218:Festival
1201:Outline
1132:Culture
1110:Society
1061:Economy
986:Regions
971:Borders
882:History
804:RĂ©union
800:Mayotte
791:Madeira
786:(Spain)
782:Melilla
713:Tunisia
683:Somalia
668:Senegal
653:Nigeria
643:Namibia
633:Morocco
598:Liberia
593:Lesotho
543:Eritrea
513:Comoros
488:Burundi
463:Algeria
265:Akposso
241:Akposso
93:scholar
1078:Franc
991:Rivers
976:Cities
823:
806:
793:
723:Zambia
718:Uganda
658:Rwanda
613:Malawi
573:Guinea
468:Angola
249:Tsevie
179:, and
95:
88:
81:
74:
66:
1236:This
1177:Music
1172:Media
778:Ceuta
698:Sudan
648:Niger
603:Libya
588:Kenya
568:Ghana
558:Gabon
533:Egypt
473:Benin
289:Dance
255:Music
245:Akebu
237:Ovazu
230:NotsĂš
200:Kloto
196:ibéji
181:Kabye
100:JSTOR
86:books
1288:stub
1242:stub
1238:Togo
1147:Flag
873:Togo
708:Togo
618:Mali
508:Chad
296:Togo
261:Moba
243:and
212:Lomé
177:Mina
169:Togo
72:news
269:Ewé
214:.
173:Ewe
55:by
1333::
389:.
371:.
353:.
335:.
298:.
267:,
251:.
175:,
1319:e
1312:t
1305:v
1294:.
1273:e
1266:t
1259:v
1248:.
865:e
858:t
851:v
441:e
434:t
427:v
393:.
375:.
357:.
339:.
122:)
116:(
111:)
107:(
97:·
90:·
83:·
76:·
49:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
