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An Easter bonnet is any fancy hat worn on Easter Sunday. Usually covered in pastel spring flowers and leaves and made of bright, pastel-colored materials.

Easter bonnets are worn to Easter church services and to Easter parades.

The tradition of buying and wearing a new Easter hat at the end of Lent goes back centuries.

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early 1950s Walter Florell Easter style hat  -  Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix

early 1950s Walter Florell Easter style hat

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1950s straw Easter bonnet with organdy roses - Courtesy of BonniesVintageClothesLine

1950s straw Easter bonnet with organdy roses

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1950s Juliet cap Easter hat  - Courtesy of vivavintageclothing

1950s Juliet cap Easter hat

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1950s Bes-Ben dogwood blossoms Easter hat - Courtesy of Metro Retro Vintage

1950s Bes-Ben dogwood blossoms Easter hat

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1950s pink floral Easter hat - Courtesy of thespectrum

1950s pink floral Easter hat

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1950s floral Easter bonnet - Courtesy of thespectrum

1950s floral Easter bonnet

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1950s straw with silk roses Easter hat  - Courtesy of myvintageclothesline

1950s straw with silk roses Easter hat

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mid 1950s wavy brim Easter style hat   - Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix

mid 1950s wavy brim Easter style hat

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1950s floral trimmed straw Easter hat - Courtesy of thespectrum

1950s floral trimmed straw Easter hat

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1950s half hat Easter bonnet - Courtesy of cmpollack

1950s half hat Easter bonnet

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early 1960s Schiaparelli peach bucket Easter style hat - Courtesy of rue_de_la_paix

early 1960s Schiaparelli peach bucket Easter style hat

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1960 Pierre Cardin reproduction Easter hat  - Courtesy of myvintageclothesline

1960 Pierre Cardin reproduction Easter hat

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1960s Linda Original Easter hat - Courtesy of myvintageclothesline

1960s Linda Original Easter hat

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1960s straw Easter bonnet  - Courtesy of denisebrain

1960s straw Easter bonnet

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1960s floral Easter hat - Courtesy of thespectrum

1960s floral Easter hat

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1960s straw and organza Easter hat - Courtesy of thespectrum

1960s straw and organza Easter hat

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