l ▁to ▁Apol lo , ▁her bs ▁to ▁Dem eter , ▁gra pe v ine ▁to ▁D ion ys os ▁and ▁my rt le ▁to ▁A ph rod ite . ▁▁ ▁W re ath s ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁decor ate ▁the ▁her ma e , ▁stone ▁pill ars ▁sur mount ed ▁with ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁god ▁or ▁distinguished ▁mort al . ▁ ▁An cient ▁Rome ▁ ▁W re ath s ▁were ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁cl othing ▁in ▁Rome . ▁La ure l ▁w re ath s ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁military ▁and ▁public ▁officials ▁in ▁par ades . ▁W re ath s ▁made ▁out ▁of ▁o live ▁leaves ▁were ▁worn ▁by ▁cons uls ▁and ▁sen ators . ▁During ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Roman ▁civil ization , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁custom ▁for ▁soldiers ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁a ▁sie ge ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁w re ath ▁made ▁of ▁grass ▁to ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁res cu ing ▁force . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁In ▁Christian ity , ▁the ▁w re ath ▁represents ▁the ▁res urre ction ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁therefore ▁et ernal ▁life , ▁more ▁appropri ately ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁life ▁over ▁death . ▁The ▁crown ▁of ▁th orn s ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁Jesus ▁at ▁His ▁execution ▁by ▁cru c if ix ion ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁Pass ion . ▁ ▁Ukraine ▁ ▁A ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁w re ath , ▁a ▁he address ▁made ▁of ▁leaves , ▁flowers ▁and ▁branches ▁worn ▁by ▁girls ▁and ▁young