The people held laurel branches (daphnai), and at the head of the procession walked a youth (chosen priest of Apollo), who was called "daphnephoros".
ðə pˈiːpəl hˈɛld lˈɔːɹəl bɹˈæntʃᵻz dˈæfnaɪ, ænd æt ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə pɹəsˈɛʃən wˈɔːkt ɐ jˈuːθ tʃˈoʊzən pɹˈiːst ʌv ɐpˈɑːloʊ, hˌuː wʌz kˈɔːld "dˌæfnɪfˈoːɹoʊz".