British head, a sun hat shades h 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, rker of 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.