Why do Vodun practitioners wear headwraps?
Vodun practitioners wear headwraps for various reasons. In everyday life, it is a matter of preference. Some do and some don’t. In ceremonial situations, a headwrap is part of the costume of some Orishas or part of formal African clothing. Generally, male Orishas manifesting through human bodies or in human form wear a sort of bandana reminiscent of a “do-rag”, and female Orishas, a more formal “up-do” type of wrap. Eshu often likes a red wrap under …
