An Easter Bonnet is a type of hat that women an girls wear to Easter services, and in the Easter parade following it. The Easter bonnet tradition derives from "olden times" when people dressed up every Sunday to go to church. Ladies purchased new and elaborate designs for particular church services, and in the case of Easter, taking the opportunity of the end of Lent to buy luxury items. Now, in a more casual society, Easter Bonnets are becoming harder to find. as fewer and fewer women bother with the tradition.