Graduation ceremony

In the early 20th century, the theme from the middle section of Elgar’s ‘Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1’ – more commonly known as the melody to ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ – gradually became a staple at graduation marches across the United States, and over time it became a symbol of achievement and transition.

When Finnish students graduate from high school, they are given a white velvet hat bearing a golden lyre. In keeping with European academic tradition, after placing the white hat on their heads, the graduates and their guests then burst out in a rendition of the old Latin hymn ‘Gaudeamus igitur’.

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