Le Dan est l’un des Vodun. Ses adeptes, appelé-e-s Vodunsi, revêtent généralement la couleur blanche, couleur du Vodun Dan. Pour compléter leurs tenues, les femmes adeptes de ce Vodun y ajoutent des bracelets qu’elles portent aux biceps. Ceux-ci sont des facteurs déterminant de leur statut social, car ils permettent d’identifier leur grade respectif au sein de la communauté des Dansi (fidèle du Vodun Dan en langue fɔ̀ngbè). Cependant, il arrive également que des fidèles n’adoptent pas ces bracelets, surtout lorsqu’ils n’ont pas encore de grade.
One of the Vodun. Followers of the Vodun, known as Vodunsi, generally wear white, the colour of the Vodun Dan. To complete their outfits, female followers of this particular Vodun add bracelets, worn on the biceps. These are status-determining signifiers, as they allow one to identify the wearer’s rank within the Dansi community (followers of Vodun Dan in the Fɔ̀ngbè language). However, some devotees do not adopt these bracelets, especially when they do not yet have a rank.
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