Graduation Tassels
Graduation tassels are the strips of cords that can be seen hanging from the top of a mortarboard, commonly known as a graduation cap. These tassels may also be known as liripipes, which refer to a historical part of clothing that meant a long tail of clothing. In this case, it is the ‘tail’ that is found on a cap. In many countries, it is a graduation custom for the side in which the graduation tassels
are hanging to be considered. There may be instances where it may remain on one side during the course of the ceremony and there are times when the side has to change.
The level of study requires the tassels to be worn on the right for students who have undergraduate degrees and when these students become graduates, the tassels are switched from right to left. During this ceremony, the graduation tassels are switched simultaneously from one side to the other. The colors of the tassels vary depending on the level of study and the institution’s choice of colors. High school students have tassels which are commonly the schools main color or the three major colors of the school put together. The colors should not exceed three as they will be a bit cumbersome.
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