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A wreath ( / riːθ /) is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs, or various materials that is constructed to form a ring shape. [1] In English-speaking countries, wreaths are used typically as household ornaments, most commonly as an Advent and Christmas decoration.
In classical and late antiquity wreaths or crowns ( Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized : stéphanos, lit. 'wreath', 'crown'; Latin: corona, lit. 'wreath', 'garland', 'chaplet') usually made of vegetation or precious metals were worn on ceremonial occasions and were awarded for various achievements.
A wreath is one of the easiest ways to add a dose of charm to your front door. Check out the best new wreaths for the summer season.
Wreaths Across America is an American nonprofit organization established in 2007 by wreath producer Morrill Worcester, assisted by veterans and truckers. [1] Its primary activity is distributing Veteran's wreaths for placement on graves in military cemeteries.
Panel from a representation of a triumph of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius; a winged genius hovers above his head. Scene from the Triumphs of Caesar by Andrea Mantegna (1482–94, Royal Collection) The Roman triumph ( triumphus) was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a ...
A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later from spineless butcher's broom ( Ruscus hypoglossum) or cherry laurel ( Prunus laurocerasus ). It is a symbol of triumph and is worn as a chaplet around the head, or as a garland around the neck.