Les fidèles de ce Vodun sont reconnus par les plumes de perroquet qui décorent leurs vêtements. Ces plumes sont de couleurs rouge et blanche. Elles figurent souvent sur une poterie qui est portée sur la tête et dont la contenance n’est connue que des initié-e-s. Généralement, le porteur est un Ta-Vodun. On le retrouve principalement au sein des groupes sociaux culturels Aïzo et Sèto. Il apparaît lors de grandes festivités comme la fête annuelle de la divinité ou des événements symboliques réunissant les fidèles communément appelés Avocè.
Devotees of this Vodun are identifiable by the parrot feathers that decorate their clothing. These feathers are usually red, but can be white, and often appear on a pot (worn on the head in the case of a Ta-Vodun), the contents of which are known only to the initiated. The Ta-Vodun, found mainly in the Aïzo and Sèto social and cultural groups, is generally worn for major festivities such as the annual festival of the divinity, or symbolic events that bring together the faithful, commonly known as Avocè. Only men are allowed to touch this Vodun.
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