Editing Crown (section)

==Variations==
* [[Costume]] headgear imitating a monarch's crown is also called a crown hat. Such costume crowns may be worn by actors portraying a monarch, people at costume parties, or ritual "monarchs" such as the king of a [[Carnival]] [[krewe]], or the person who found the trinket in a [[king cake]].
* The '''nuptial crown''', sometimes called a '''coronal''', worn by a bride, and sometimes the bridegroom, at her wedding is found in many European cultures since ancient times. In the present day, it is most common in [[Eastern Orthodox]] cultures. The Eastern Orthodox marriage service has a section called the crowning, wherein the bride and groom are crowned as "king" and "queen" of their future household.  In Greek weddings, the crowns are [[Diadem (personal wear)|diadem]]s usually made of white flowers, synthetic or real, often adorned with [[silver]] or [[mother of pearl]].  They are placed on the heads of the newlyweds and are held together by a ribbon of white [[silk]].  They are then kept by the couple as a reminder of their special day. In Slavic weddings, the crowns are usually made of ornate metal, designed to resemble an imperial crown, and are held above the newlyweds' heads by their best men.  A parish usually owns one set to use for all the couples that are married there since these are much more expensive than Greek-style crowns. This was common in Catholic countries in the past.
* Crowns are also often used as symbols of religious status or veneration, by divinities (or their representation such as a statue) or by their representatives (e.g., the [[Black Crown]] of the Karmapa Lama) sometimes used a model for wider use by devotees. 
* According to the [[New Testament]], a [[crown of thorns]] was placed on the head of [[Jesus]] before his [[crucifixion]]; it has become a common symbol of martyrdom. 
* According to [[Roman Catholic]] [[sacred tradition|tradition]], the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]] was crowned as [[Queen of Heaven]] after her [[Assumption of Mary|assumption]] into [[Heaven#In Roman Catholicism|heaven]]. She is often depicted wearing a crown, and statues of her in churches and [[Shrines to the Virgin Mary|shrines]] are [[May crowning|ceremonially crowned]] during May.
* The [[Crown of Immortality]] is also common in historical symbolism.
* The heraldic symbol of [[Three Crowns]], referring to the three evangelical [[Biblical Magi|Magi (wise men)]], traditionally called kings, is believed thus to have become the symbol of the Swedish kingdom, but it also fits the historical (personal, dynastic) [[Kalmar Union]] (1397–1520) between the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
* In [[India]], crowns are known as ''[[makuṭa|makuta]]'' ([[Sanskrit]] for "crest"), and have been used in India since ancient times and are described adorning Hindu gods or kings. The makuta style was then copied by the [[Indianized kingdoms]] that was influenced by Hindu-Buddhist concept of kingship in Southeast Asia, such as in Java and Bali in Indonesia, Cambodia, Burma and Thailand.
* In East Asia, there were crowns such as the Chinese ''[[mianguan]]'' and Japanese ''[[benkan]]'' worn by emperors.
* Dancers of certain traditional [[Thai dance]]s often wear crowns (''[[chada and mongkut|mongkut]]'') on their head. These are inspired in the crowns worn by deities and [[Great Crown of Victory|by kings]].
* In pre-Colonial [[Philippines]] crown-like [[diadem]]s, or ''putong'', were worn by [[Maharlika|elite individuals]] and [[Philippine Mythology|deities]], among an array of golden ornaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ayalamuseum.org/2014/02/04/gold-of-ancestors/|title=Gold of Ancestors - Ayala Museum|first=Alex|last=Itsios|website=www.ayalamuseum.org|access-date=2017-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625041431/http://www.ayalamuseum.org/2014/02/04/gold-of-ancestors/|archive-date=2017-06-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filipiknow.net/facts-about-pre-colonial-philippines/|title=12 Surprising Facts You Didn't Know About Ancient Philippines|date=4 July 2018|access-date=1 July 2017|archive-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709140708/http://www.filipiknow.net/facts-about-pre-colonial-philippines/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The ''[[shamsa (crown)|shamsa]]'' was a massive, jewel-inlaid ceremonial crown hung by a chain that was part of the regalia of the [[Abbasid caliphate|Abbasid]] and [[Fatimid caliphate|Fatimid]] Caliphates.<ref name="Halm 1997">{{cite book |last1=Halm |first1=H. |editor1-last=Bosworth |editor1-first=C.E. |editor2-last=van Donzel |editor2-first=E. |editor3-last=Heinrichs |editor3-first=W.P. |editor4-last=Lecomte |editor4-first=G. |title=The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. IX (SAN-SZE) |date=1997 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |isbn=90-04-10422-4 |pages=298–9 |url=https://ia600603.us.archive.org/14/items/EncyclopaediaDictionaryIslamMuslimWorldEtcGibbKramerScholars.13/09.EncycIslam.NewEdPrepNumLeadOrient.EdEdComCon.BosDonHeinLec.etc.UndPatIUA.v9.San-Sze.Leid.EJBrill.1997..pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325222100/https://ia600603.us.archive.org/14/items/EncyclopaediaDictionaryIslamMuslimWorldEtcGibbKramerScholars.13/09.EncycIslam.NewEdPrepNumLeadOrient.EdEdComCon.BosDonHeinLec.etc.UndPatIUA.v9.San-Sze.Leid.EJBrill.1997..pdf |archive-date=2022-03-25 |url-status=live |access-date=13 June 2022 |chapter=SHAMSA}}</ref>