In Togo, everyone knows the great importance of celebrating and honoring the ancestors and Vodou gods. Each year, at any given day throughout the month, there is some celebration taking place in honor of those who have "opened the roads" before us. The power and blessings received in the form of both an abundant harvest, prophecy, healing and general renewal is invaluable and should never be underestimated even in today's time. Below, is simply a general schedule of the traditional holidays celebrated by the Ewe and other Atikevodoun ethnic groups in Togo.

Calendar of Traditional Religious and Ancestral Festivals in Togo

MONTH	FESTIVAL NAME	LOCATION	ETHNIC GROUP	FREQUENCY	DESCRIPTION
JANUARY	Kamou	Lama-Kara area	Kabye	anually	Sacred Harvest Celebration
	Sintou	Kante area	Lamba	" "	Ancestor Funeral Dances/merry making
	Adossa	Tchaoudjo	Tem	" "	Prophet Mohammed celebration
FEBURARY	Sintou	Kante area	Lamba	" "	Ancestral Funeral Dances
MARCH	Sintou	Kante area	Lamba	" "	Ancestral funeral Dances
	Idjombe	Kpagouda area	Kabye	" "	Circumcision for young boys (10-25 yrs.)
APRIL	Sintou	Kante area	Lamba	" "	Ancestral Funeral Dances
MAY	Sintou	Kante area	Lamba	" "	Ancestral Funeral Dances
	Laking	Kpagouda area	Kabye	" "	Initiations and scarification for men
	Sintou	Kante area	Lamba	" "	Ancestral Funeral Dances
JULY	Auela	Lama-Kara area	Kabye	" "	Peer group Initiation festivals
	Akpema	" "	"	" "	Girls initiation cermonies
	Hal-La	Kpagouda area	"	" "	Men Ritual initiations
AUGUST	Vodou Soka	Kpagouda area	Kabye	Every five years	Vodou Initiation Dances
	Mami Wata Ayizan	Tsevie area	Ewe	Anually	Festival of the bean
	Dipontre	Bassar region	Bassar	" "	Festival of the yam
	Tedudu	Notsie Region	Ewe	yes, except in sacred places	Festival of the yam
SEPTEMBER	Agbogbozan	Notsie	Ewe	" "	Ancient ritual commemorating the
	Kpessosso	Aneho region	Mina or Guin	" "	Ancient ritual commemorating
	Tabaski (sheep festival)	Tchaoudjo reg.	Tem	" "	New Year Celebration
	Soka	Kpagouda area	Kabye/Ewe	every five years	Initiation dances
NOVEMBER	Kabye	Lama-kara	Kabye	" "	Sacred Ritual demonstrating power of "magic"
	Kamou	" "	Kabye	" "	Harvest festival
DECEMBER	Kamou	Lama-Kara area	Kabye	Every five years	Harvest Festival
	Kabye	" " "	" "	Every five years	Voodu ceremony/religious
	Souwa	Tchaoudjo	Tem	" "	Harvest Festival
	Adossa	Tchaoudjo	Tem	Each year	Festival for prophet Mohammed