The first of May is a major holiday here in Togo. It is greatly anticipated and the party the day of definitely beats the parties thrown for any other holiday I've been around to experience. Apparently there was supposed to be a parade and soccer game, but because of the unexpected death of the primary school teacher, those got cancelled. They still had lots of music, dancing, and drinks to go around, though. Thing with parties here is that they tend to extend for at least the next day or two after the actual party day. The same ambiance was around the village on the second and school ended up getting out after a couple hours because only one teacher showed up to school. C'était à cause de la fete, quoi.
The reason for the festivities? It's some kind of worker's appreciation day. Like Labor Day in the States, I guess.
That weekend was another party because a neighbor lady was getting married. In anticipation of the wedding, the bride-to-be was selling a pagne so that all the women could be wearing the same one. I bought some and had it made into an outfit and I was sad to miss the ceremony, especially since I haven't had the opportunity to attend any yet. They were going to start the ceremony in Pagala, then bring her up to Tdjan (about 5K away from me), then finish it up in M'Poti. It would have been interesting to see. I'll just have to wait to hear about it when I get back to village.
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