Umbrellas have been used since ancient times.
The Chinese were the first to use umbrellas.
When do we usually use umbrellas? When it rains.

Umbrellas were invented to protect the head from the sun, not to protect it from the rain? Umbrellas have been used since ancient times. It is thought that the Chinese were the first to use umbrellas. The use of umbrellas has been around since 1100 BC.

In ancient Egypt and Babylon the umbrella was used as a shelter from the sun and as a symbol of honor and authority. At that time in the Far East only kings and nobles had the right to use umbrellas.
In Europe,

the Greeks first used the umbrella as a deodorant. Later the Romans started using umbrellas to protect their bodies from rain.
Umbrellas ceased to exist in the Middle Ages, but reappeared in Italy in the late sixteenth century. However, it is again a symbol of power and authority.

Umbrellas began to be used in France and later England in the 180's.
Umbrellas were also used in the subcontinent in imitation of Europeans. At that time only kings or zamindars were allowed to use umbrellas. Ordinary people did not have the right to use umbrellas.visit now out door umbrella