Red Hats Victoria

The REDuation ceremony celebrates the progression from Pink Hatter to Red Hatter.

Ideas:

• The Reduate can wear a pink hat which is then passed to the next youngest Pinkie to represent passing on of knowledge, that Pinkie can use that hat for her REDuation and so on.
• The old pink hat can be burned or put away in a hat box, to symbolise that it is not needed any more.
• The REDuate dresses in purple clothing but with a lavender shawl/cloak/fabric over the top, so that she can remove it when she is declared a Red Hatter
• The Warning poem can be read out, and items given to the REDuate to represent the lines of the poem

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New members can be welcomed with a ceremony where they can be presented with their name-badge and officially be given their Royal name.   You may also like to give them a Red Hatter survival Kit.  There are pledges/vows the new member can take as well. These can be tailored to your needs.

For the ceremony, you can call the member forth. You may like to have a red carpet (length of red fabric or scarf/sarong/pashmina), with the chapter members standing along each side to form a walkway. Members can hold (closed) umbrellas/parasols up to form an archway.

The Queen should say some words of greeting to the new member. The 10 Red Hatter commandments could be read:

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The Coronation ceremony for a Queen can be whatever you want it to be.  If a chapter starts off small, the Coronation can be done after the chapter has grown.  Perhaps done on the 1st anniversary of the chapter or other such special occasion.  The Coronation can be combined with the “Red Sash Ceremony” as well.

The following are some ideas for Coronation Ceremonies collected from various sources.

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A sash is a great way to display your bling brooches without damaging your clothing (or needing to move them onto different outfits).  Having a “Red Sash Ceremony” is a lovely way to celebrate a member becoming part of your chapter.

The sash is a piece of wide ribbon or satin fabric,  approx 1.5 metres long, worn over one shoulder and pinned/tied/sewn at the opposite hip. It can be plain or embellished with writing or bling brooches.

For the ceremony, you can call each member forth one at a time.  Have them kneel, sit on a chair or simply stand.  They should have chosen a Royal name for themselves prior to the ceremony.

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