Pilgrim's hat

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This article is about the hat used by pilgrims on the Way of St. James. For the hat associated with Puritan costume, see capotain.
Saint James
with his pilgrim's staff and the hat with the scallop shell on the front brim

A pilgrim's hat, cockel hat or traveller's hat is a wide brim hat used to keep off the sun.[1]

Background

The pilgrim's hat traditionally had a

Saint James died in Jerusalem, he was miraculously carried by angels to the Atlantic coast of Spain, although the shell symbol has also been connected to pre-Christian traditions as well.[2]

Traditionally it is highly associated with pilgrims on the

scallop shell to denote the traveller's pilgrim status,[3] although modern walkers wear it much less.[4]

Gallery

Pilgrim's hats are used in heraldry.

  • Saint James the Great with his pilgrim's staff
    Saint James the Great
    with his pilgrim's staff
  • Olsztyn, Poland
    Olsztyn, Poland
  • Bever GR, Switzerland
    Bever GR
    , Switzerland

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Cockle Hat". The Friar of Orders Grey; Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer. Beaumont and Fletcher. 1894. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Infoplease.com.
  2. ISBN 9781610690621
    .
  3. ^ "Camino Santiago de Compostela, Frances, Fisterra and Portugues". Camino Pilgrim Guides. April 30, 2005. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ISBN 978-1138053410
    .
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