Fire dance, traditional festival of the Tem population
Top 6 in Top 6 Most Famous Festivals in Togo
The last of the list of top most famous festivals in Togo is Fire dance. A big fire in the village's center illuminates the participants' faces as they dance to the mesmerizing beat of the drums, eventually plunging into the blazing embers. They take up hot coals and pass them over their body, even putting them in their mouths, with no injuries or signs of pain.
Some participants in the fire dance rite in Sokode, Togo, also try to put a hot ember in their mouths. Is it magic, skill, or simply a natural resistance to the heat? Regardless of the answer, visitors to the fire dance ritual will be completely awestruck, with just "oh my God, that's wonderful!" as their only words.
When: in February
Where: Sokode
