It is impossible to imagine the Togolese people without animism. Nearly 50% of Togo's population practices animism. It is the most widely practiced religion in Togo. Togolese people are born into these indigenous practices.

The elements of the world—earth, air, water, and fire—are intimately linked and interact with human existence. Man, seeking balance, transforms the elements of nature. How he uses them depends on the needs of the moment. This is the essence of indigenous knowledge. Leaves, roots, statuettes, and animal remains, among other components, participate in the occult forces that touch the human being at their core.

In Togo, the fetish market located in the Akossiwade district stands as living proof of this belief in indigenous religions.

The divinities Legba, Xoxo, Toxosu, and Tron Kpeto are the sentinels of this religion that seeks solutions each day to human problems. Vodoun as an entity is indispensable to animism.

Only the initiated can see, hear, and communicate with the spirits.