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A pilgrim's hat, ''cockel hat'' or ''traveller's hat'' is a wide brim hat used to keep off the sun.
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A pilgrim's hat, ''cockel hat'' or ''traveller's hat'' is a wide brim hat used to keep off the sun.
Background
The pilgrim's hat traditionally had ascallop
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...
shell emblem. This is thought to be a reference to the Christian legend A legendary ( la, legendarius) is a collection of saints' lives. The word derives from the Latin word , meaning 'things to be read'. The first legendaries were manuscripts written in the Middle Ages, including collections such as the South English l ...
that, after Saint James died in Jerusalem, he was miraculously carried by angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
s to the Atlantic coast of Spain, although the shell symbol has also been connected to pre-Christian traditions as well.
Traditionally it is highly associated with pilgrims on the Way of St. James
The Camino de Santiago ( la, Peregrinatio Compostellana, "Pilgrimage of Compostela"; gl, O Camiño de Santiago), known in English as the Way of St James, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the Twelve Apostle ...
. The upturned brim of the hat is adorned with a scallop shell
Scallop () is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve mollusks in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, the common name "scallop" is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families ...
to denote the traveller's pilgrim status, although modern walkers wear it much less.
Gallery
Pilgrim's hats are used in heraldry.Saint James the Great
James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin '' ...
with his pilgrim's staff
File:POL Olsztyn COA.svg, Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
, Poland
File:Bever wappen.svg, Bever GR
Bever ( Romansh: ; German and official until 1943 ''Bevers'') is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Bever is first mentioned in 1139 as ''ad Bevero''.
Geography
Bever has an area, (as of the 200 ...
, Switzerland
See also
*Pilgrim badge
Pilgrim badges are decorations worn by some of those who undertake a Christian pilgrimage to a place considered holy by the Church. They became very popular among Catholics in the later medieval period. Typically made of lead alloy, they were sold ...
*Pilgrim's staff
The pilgrim's staff is a walking stick used by Christian pilgrims during their pilgrimages, like the Way of St. James to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Spain or the Via Francigena to Rome. The pilgrim's staff has a strong association wit ...
*Cross of Saint James
The Cross of Saint James, also known as the Santiago cross, ''cruz espada,'' or Saint James' Cross, is a heraldic badge that is cruciform in design. The cross, shaped as a cross fitchy, combines with either a cross fleury or a cross moline. Its ...
*Asian conical hat
The Asian conical hat is a simple style of conically shaped sun hat originating in East, South and Southeast Asia; and notable in modern-day nations and regions of China, Taiwan, parts of Outer Manchuria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indo ...
External links
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