Wreath (attire)

A wreath worn for purpose of attire (in English, a "chaplet";[1] Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéfanos, Latin: corona),[2] is a headdress or headband made of leaves, grasses, flowers or branches.

It is typically worn on celebrations, festive occasions and holy days, having a long history and association with ancient pageants and ceremonies.

This award was extremely rare, and Pliny the Elder enumerated only eight times occasions that had warranted the honour, ending with the emperor Augustus.

[5] The oak leaf civic crown (Latin: corona civica) was awarded to Romans who had saved the life of another citizen in battle.

A tradition of the Ukrainian wreath,[7] a headdress made of leaves, flowers and branches worn by girls and young unmarried women, dates back to the old Slavic customs that predate the Christianization of Rus.

Floral wreaths and garlands, known as lei (Hawaii), are ubiquitous in Polynesia as both ornamental attire and gifts representative of affection or respect.