Voodoo means spirit in Fou and Ewe languages and it is the type of religion that involves magic and the worship of spirits.
Although it is usually associated with New Orleans and Haiti, this religion actually began in West Africa around 6,000 years ago. Vodoun is also the official religion of neighboring Benin and is still the largest religion in the area.
No wonder then that Togo is the home to the biggest voodoo market in the world.
Akodessewa Fetis Market, located in Lomé, the capital city of Togo, is the largest and the most famous market of its kind. It is the place where you can find anything, from elephant tail bones and human skulls, to Voodoo priests who are trained to bless and create fetishes or predict the future and make medicines to heal whatever ails you.
Also known as Marche des Feticheurs, this market is an open-air sanctuary to locals who practice this kind of religion and people from all over the African continent come to shop here. More than 1000 healers sell talismans and medicines that can treat and cure anything.
