British head, a sun hat shades h rain h 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 ourth 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.