music, clothing, and a diploma are three things in common in all graduation ceremony. Standard music at graduation ceremony is a processional. It is usually played while the participants slowly walk into, and then out of, the ceremony. "pomp and circumstance", by british composer sir Edward Elgar, is usually played in the united states. This solemn and dramatic composition symbolizes the importance of the graduation ceremony. Another very important element of graduation ceremony is special dress. The graduates wear caps with a square, flat top and gowns that completely cover their clothing. In the past, the gowns were always black, but today they are usually the school color. the cap usually has a colored tassel that hangs down in the front. The gown was the traditional clothing of student and professors hundreds of year ago, so it signifies that the wearer is an academic. And the cap signifies the student's change of status when, at the end of the graduation ceremony, the participants move the tassel from left to right. Finally, perhaps the most important element of the graduation ceremony is the diploma. during the graduation ceremony, each student's name is called, then he or she comes to the front of the group and is given the diploma. This is a piece of paper that proves that the individual has graduated
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