A coronation is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. Where the monarch is anointed, the ritual may have religious significance. Coronation has been little practiced in recent years, although it remains the norm for the formal installation of the monarch of the Commonwealth Realms.

Formerly, in many kingdoms and empires, the coronation was a highly solemn ceremony in which anointing with holy oil, followed by ratification as the proper occupant of the throne, were important parts. This is still the case in the United Kingdom, one of the few nations that continue formal coronations to this day, and was true for the historical monarchies of France, and many other former Kingdoms and Empires.

In Antiquity

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The shahs of the Achaemenid Persian Empire were crowned with the diadem by a high priest of the Zoroastrian religion.

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I'm at Toowong Train Station (Toowong, Coronation Drive, Brisbane). http://4sq.com/8Psb5i
blahjedi (blahjedi) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:13:21 -0000
I'm at Toowong Train Station (Toowong, Coronation Drive, Brisbane). http://4sq.com/8Psb5i
Ah well - there's always Coronation Street, @GuyKawasaki ;)
KarmaTiger (D'Arcy Mann) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:16:09 -0000
Ah well - there's always Coronation Street, @GuyKawasaki ;)
Good Morning Coronation Day!! Feeling a dead man sleeping on da bed..needed to shower, get dress, and going to find some nice meal..
imMAYza (Metar Limpetcharakul) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:39:02 -0000
Good Morning Coronation Day!! Feeling a dead man sleeping on da bed..needed to shower, get dress, and going to find some nice meal..
Project Coronation START!
Ragnikarth (ルナサ・プリズムリバー) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:47 -0000
Project Coronation START!
So I have a competition the day of coronation!
HipnoticHaley (Haley Cullom) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:28:52 -0000
So I have a competition the day of coronation!
Good morning coronation day. Gonna pick my car up today dee jai jing jing.
siwat (Siwat Chawareewong) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:09 -0000
Good morning coronation day. Gonna pick my car up today dee jai jing jing.

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