Picnic Hat

A picnic hat is a hat, usually composed of straw (sometimes referred to as wicker), that is worn while partaking in a picnic. This hat is especially common in warm areas where it is needed to shade the picnic-goer from the sunlight beating down from above. The picnic, a common North American tradition, has caused this hat to become an icon of the culture that surrounds the eating of a meal outside with family and friends.