During a graduation ceremony, the turning of the tassel typically symbolizes the transition from student to graduate. This moment is often announced by the speaker or ceremony official, prompting graduates to move their tassel from one side of the mortarboard cap to the other. It symbolizes the culmination of their academic journey and the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.
A mortarboard is a flat, square academic cap with a tassel worn during graduation ceremonies. It is a symbol of academic achievement and is typically worn by graduates and faculty members.
The word "tassel" originated from the Latin word "tassellus," which referred to a small clasp or fastening. Over time, it evolved to describe the decorative hanging ornament made of threads or cords.
A male hawk. See Tercel., A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel., A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose threads or cords., The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent., A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be put between the leaves., A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States., To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels., To adorn with tassels.
The hat's wide brim kept the sun out of my eyes.He turned the hat's brim into a holder for his ID.The hat's tassel was short.There were three hats, but my hat's red color with blue stripes made it easy to identify.
The traditional Korean hanbok dress is a colorful and vibrant attire worn on special occasions like weddings, Lunar New Year, and ancestral rites. It typically consists of a jeogori (jacket) and chima (skirt) for women, and jeogori (jacket) and baji (pants) for men. Fabrics such as silk and satin are commonly used, and the outfit is completed with accessories like a norigae (tassel) and binyeo (hairpin).
In moving a graduation tassel, this represents moving from a child's life to a new life as an adult. A nice poem or verse pertaining to a new start would be good.
Traditionally, the moving of the tassel at graduation is called, "turning the tassel" or "the turning of the tassel ceremony." It symbolizes one's transition from candidate to graduate. Standard protocol in the US dictates that the tassel be worn on the right side of one's mortarboard at commencement and then, during the ceremony, moved to the left side. Teachers and administrators at commencement place their tassels on the left.
Turning the tassel might be a little bit much for children that age.
turning the tassel or turning of the tassel.
The tradition of wearing a tassel on graduation caps originates from European universities where the tassel symbolized the transition from student to graduate. Typically, the tassel is worn on the right side before the student receives their diploma and then switched to the left side after the official graduation ceremony to signify the completion of the academic journey.
"As we conclude this part of our journey together, please join me in turning our tassels from right to left, symbolizing our transition from students to graduates."
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Professors typically wear their tassel on the left side of their mortarboard cap during graduation ceremonies.
According to the answer posted for another question, US protocol is for it to start on the student's right and be moved during the ceremony to the left.
Traditionally, at the ceremony, the tassel hangs to the right, then either en masse or as the diploma/degree is given, it is switched to the left. For the purposes of photographs taken before you graduate you should hang the tassel to the left as the pictures are of a graduate, not of a someone who will graduate.
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The graduation "cap" is called a mortar I believe. The cap and tassel have a long history of educational significance. The graduation cap today continues to signify personal and academic achievement, despite the fact it's only worn for a few hours!