Easter bonnet

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An Easter Bonnet is a type of hat that people, especially children, wear to Easter services in church. Until recently, it was popular within infant school to ask a child to design an Easter-themed hat at that time of year. The aim was to get their parents to wear it to Easter services. The Easter bonnet tradition derives from "olden times" when people dressed up every Sunday to go to church. Ladies purchased new and elaborate designs for particular church services, and in the case of Easter, taking the opportunity of the end of Lent to buy luxury items.

Modern Easter bonnets for children are usually white wide brimmed hats with a pastel colored satin ribbon around it and tied in a bow. It may also have flowers or other springtime motifs on top, and may match a special dress picked out for the occasion.