British police head, a sun hat shades the face and shoulders from the sun, a

cowboy hat protects against sun and rain and a Ushanka fur hat with fold-down
earflaps keeps the head and ears warm. Some hats are worn for ceremonial purposes,
such as the mortarboard, which is worn (or carried) during university graduation
ceremonies. Some hats are worn by members of a certain profession, such as the
Toque worn by chefs. Some hats have religious functions, such as the mitres worn by
Bishops and the turban worn by Sikhs.
, including protecIn the Middle Ages, hats were a marker of social status and used
to single out certain groups. The 1215 Fourth Council of the Lateran required that
all Jews identify themselves by wearing the Judenhat ("Jewish hat"), marking them
as targets for anti-Semitism.[6] The hats were usually yellow and were either
pointed or square.[7]tions, and the turban worn by Sikhs.