Staffs carried in procession by participants, for example members of a religious confraternity, guild, congregation, parish, tribe, or a ruler's retinue. Identification of the group represented in the procession is typically affixed to the staff, including badges, the statue of the patron saint, or other items. For processional poles upon which banners, lanterns, torches, candles, or crosses or mounted, prefer the appropriate term describing the item.
