answers: ancient times in southern Europe
context: and his family. The festivals devoted to Dionysus, the Oschophoria and Anthesteria, included a ritual procession called the "eiresîonê". A harvest wreath was carried to Pyanopsia and Thargelia by young boys, who would sing during the journey. The laurel or olive wreath would be hung at the door, and then offerings were made to Helios and the Hours. It was hoped that this ritual would bring protection against crop failure and plagues. In Poland, the harvest wreath ("wieniec") is a central symbol of the Harvest Festival, "Dozynki". Wreaths are made of different shapes and sizes, using harvested grain plants, fruit </s> to an ornamental band. Wreaths also appear stamped into Etruscan medallions. The plants shown making the wreaths in Etruscan jewelry include ivy, oak, olive leaves, myrtle, laurel, wheat and vines. Wreaths were worn as crowns by Etruscan rulers. The Etruscan symbolism continued to be used in Ancient Greece and Rome. Roman magistrates also wore golden wreaths as crowns, as a symbolic testament to their lineage back to Rome's early Etruscan rulers. Roman magistrates also used several other prominent Etruscan symbols in addition to a golden wreath crown: fasces, a curule chair, a purple toga, and an ivory rod. In the </s> also be used; bay laurel wreaths are known as laurel wreaths. The word wreath comes from Middle English "wrethe" and from Old English "writha", "band". Wreaths were a design used in ancient times in southern Europe. The most well-known are pieces of Etruscan civilization jewelry, made of gold or other precious metals. Symbols from Greek myths often appear in the designs, embossed in precious metal at the ends of the wreath. Ancient Roman writers referred to Etruscan "corona sutilis", which were wreaths with their leaves sewn onto a background. These wreaths resemble a diadem, with thin metal leaves being attached
question: where did the tradition of the wreath come from