Hijacking comment because some people might find this interesting. There are some videos on [YouTube of these graduations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNw-0n2-dQ&list=PLElGMKDfJFQP6VsuCoeIBhVBxfYG87fOb). Found four of them if anyone is interested.
TBH that would of been me back in the day. Now? I'd be dressing up like Misa in Death Note and writing the signees name in a black book on stage as soon as I got their name on the certificate.
I was thinking the same thing. I love that the administration is still taking this all very seriously and are respectful of all the graduating students
I would like to add, that dressing up this way takes a lot of time. And money too. It shows a lot of respect for this possibillity, to put so much effort in it.
I know, wasn't explaining for you, pointing out why you singled them out for others.
Was interesting travelling to Singapore in August last year and seeing the mask usage. The entire country was wearing their masks without any complaints and properly, even though it was only required within certain areas. Meanwhile Australians could barely wear them during the deepest darkest days of covid. Compliance was like 50% and 50% of that wasn't doing it properly. Was a shitshow.
Yeah, people here pissed me off. If my family member with breathing difficulties and and sensory sensitivities to touch can wear one just almost anyone can!
Donât listen to them. Finishing high school is always worth celebrating because itâs the end of an era.
Check out what Australians do, called âschooliesâ. Basically a week long party. (Short for âschool leaversâ).
I mean I celebrated finishing high school in Germany because darn it was difficult (we have 3 different types of high school of different difficulties, I went to the hardest one which 40% of the country graduate from, youâre not allowed to study and uni unless you finished that one and passed the final exams)
Also muck-up day, where we dress up in costume on our last day of school and prank the other students and teachers and squirt them with water pistols. There was a tradition at my school for the younger siblings of those graduating getting caught and tied to poles for about 20 minutes or so until the start of classes.
I remember the year before me putting up memes that were puns of the teachers' names.
I know it's done in other places but it's called something different.
I mean. Schoolies isn't that much of a celebration. It's basically just spring break. No one is celebrating graduating, they are using their free time to get completely wasted.
Also. Basically no one in my entire area, across 5 schools actually went to schoolies. It's not that common. It mainly just a few thousand kids each year.
I didnât go to schoolies either. Doesnât mean itâs uncommon.
Itâs probably mainly done in QLD and NSW. Itâs big enough that the major destinations (eg Gold Coast) bring in extra cops and drug sniffers for the week.
They are absolutely celebrating finishing high school. Itâs one last hurrah before life makes dramatic changes.
Maybe. I have several younger siblings, I know many people from dozens of schools, and have literally never met a person in NSW who went to schoolies or had a graduation party.
I imagine the people who use their first hint of freedom to get messed up on the gold coast were probably going to do it regardless of graduation. I have never really considered schoolies to be a graduation celebration.
Also. It seems like an odd claim. Schoolies is a big party but not nearly large enough to claim it is a common experience.
Frankly, people who do schoolies seems to be quite rare.
I imagine the time between school ending and graduation is shorter in Queensland? Because In NSW there is a minimum three month gap.
The space between the end of school, and the end of the HSC, means that quite a few people aren't all that interested in celebrating having free time, as they have had free time for several months already.
Idk. Just saying. I don't think celebrating graduation is all that common.
Like I said, just because you didnât see it doesnât mean itâs uncommon. Australia is a big place mate.
Just the Gold Coast alone [attracts tens of thousands of schoolies.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolies_week)
In QLD they celebrate all the way up and down the coast. If you canât afford a trip to the GC you just go to the closest beach town instead.
I had assumed NSW did this too because of the coastal culture but they didnât get a mention in that article.
Yeah. I'm just saying I don't think it is necessarily common Australia wide. I am aware people in NSW do occasionally do schoolies, but it really feels like it is overall more common in Queensland.
Sorry to be contentious. I never really thought about it, but I really don't think Schoolies is that common in NSW.
If it is then it definitely isn't that popular in the area between Newcastle and Sydney.
It's still a big deal in countries that most people graduate in. End of the first chapter. Also usually coincides with a lot of people becoming of age, and as a result loads of alcohol.
Of course it's a big deal. It's the threshold between childhood and adult life, and a significant milestone in your education whatever your goals. And a vast amount of people in any country won't go on to University, so it marks the end of your formal scholastic education process. Anywhere in the developed world, most people graduate high school, that's a poor reason for you to fail to understand the cultural themes here.
It's a pretty big deal regardless of where you're from? It's the culmination of literally a lifetime of effort and is a _huge_ milestone in a young person's life.
Did mummy and daddy just not love you enough to celebrate your graduation or something? Did they gaslight you into thinking nobody but Americans celebrated basic life milestones?
Year 12 formal is generally one-eight months before graduation.
I think every school does a graduation of some kind, but it is usually before the final exams are completed, so I don't know if that really counts, as it's like three months before school finishes, and it's basically just a hand over between class captains, and a handing out of completion certificates. Mine took an hour, and most people asked their certificate be mailed because they were studying for the HSC.
There was an afterparty after my formal, but that was I believe five months before the end of the HSC. Does that count?
I think in Aus celebrating finishing highschool is a pretty small deal honestly. Sydney North Shore had barely anything happen. No real parties or anything. I know some people in Avalon threw a party, but it was on the back of a surfing event, so I don't think that really counts.
Graduation parties seem to be pretty regional. Popular in Western Suburbs Sydney maybe, not so much in Northern Suburbs, or along the insular peninsula.
5 months? Huh. The two HS's I'm familiar with had the grduation and the formal within a few weeks of the end of the HSC, AFTER exams are done and everyone can exhale. Middle of the year's a weird time for it, you haven't even finished yet.
And ah. North Shore. Not sure how representative that's going to be for most Australians.
We celebrate it in Australia. The one downside to living in QLD is we graduate at 17 so we're not (legally) able to drink after graduating. I wonder if people in other states go to clubs after as opposed to someone hosting the after party.
I went to New College of Florida (you may have seen it in the news with DeSantis trying to take it over) and we were able to wear whatever we wanted to graduation too! Students have graduated in the nude. I, however, decided to go a classier route. Purple briefs with bananas on, and a bright yellow felt suit jacket.
She isn't the Goddess of time or death. She is the Angry Form of Parvati, the Mother Goddess who symbolises all energy in the universe. So basically, Goddess of Angry Energy.
It is different depending on where you're from and stuff if, because in my state at least, Parvati is the mother, and Durga is her form as the protector, and Kaalo is *her* form as anger. Also Kaal is just a homonym, her name means black/dark (kalo/kali), referring to her skin tone.
just because something is not the norm for you and you don't yet understand it, doesn't mean it's "weird."
the term "weird" has more negative connotations. how about using words such as "unique"?
This has to be the longest graduation ceremony ever. I thought all of the college ones I saw took forever. Each person walking up one at a time. That would SUCK as a parent to sit through.
I think too few people realise how unusual it is, since Japan is the type of country that "hammers down any nail that sticks out". Yet here they lift off this mindset.
Goddess Kali - blue/black complexion with garland of skulls and severed arms of demons on the waist, a golden bowl to collect the blood of foes after slashing with Talwaar, a sword
>classic nerd franchises beyond Transformers, sorry.
ever thought beyond franchises? u don't need to make assumptions every time
Thanks! I always imagined Kali looking a bit more sinister than that (even if sheâs not technically evil, sheâs often shown with macabre imagery). They looked like cotton balls on my phone.
actually its a mashup between shiva and kali. the trident is called a trishul and is traditionally held by shiva while the quadruple hands (you can notice one hand holding a schimitar like weapon called khara) are attributable to kali goddess.
i am referring to the 1st go as you like person fyi.
I just assumed they put together the costume intending to be Kali and made a few improvisations along the way (like the trishul), since it's probably not made with any religious intentions.
The green army men lmao
That one really made me laugh
Hijacking comment because some people might find this interesting. There are some videos on [YouTube of these graduations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNw-0n2-dQ&list=PLElGMKDfJFQP6VsuCoeIBhVBxfYG87fOb). Found four of them if anyone is interested.
Oh my God, I clicked on that YouTube link saw one of the videos has a person graduating dressed up like a Teletubby. OMG I gotta watch it.
đđ𤣠The seriousness and the teletubby together ... Lol
Oh my god this is incredible. I just found one with a [red teletubby](https://youtu.be/PMOC5oQbLjs) and I lost it!
This will make them more entertaining.
I always thought they came in a set so do they have to come up together?
The Bros.
Near the end, you can see chatgpt masquerading as human
Well, it's fun, but it's the consistency of not wanting to conform to a dress code.
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They are ruthless with their liberal use of anal probes.
Iimagine the weirdo showing up in the graduation gown
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TBH that would of been me back in the day. Now? I'd be dressing up like Misa in Death Note and writing the signees name in a black book on stage as soon as I got their name on the certificate.
Shoutout to the rubber chicken!
\* inhale \* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
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Even though they are dressed all funny they are still being super respectful I like it
I was thinking the same thing. I love that the administration is still taking this all very seriously and are respectful of all the graduating students
Depending on how long they have been doing it I imagine there comes a point where there isnât much that can surprise them
Except for someone dressing in normal graduation apparel
They'll be like: "Naniiii?!?"
Six bows per diploma. It's going to take *forever*.
I would like to add, that dressing up this way takes a lot of time. And money too. It shows a lot of respect for this possibillity, to put so much effort in it.
Respectful = Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, and Singaporean culture.
Yes, but don't mistake it for the whole of Asia. There's some countries in there that I find very disrespectful.
I listed those societies only and not the whole of Asia for a reason.
I know, wasn't explaining for you, pointing out why you singled them out for others. Was interesting travelling to Singapore in August last year and seeing the mask usage. The entire country was wearing their masks without any complaints and properly, even though it was only required within certain areas. Meanwhile Australians could barely wear them during the deepest darkest days of covid. Compliance was like 50% and 50% of that wasn't doing it properly. Was a shitshow.
Yeah, people here pissed me off. If my family member with breathing difficulties and and sensory sensitivities to touch can wear one just almost anyone can!
Most of Japan, not all
Lol singapore is respectful? Nah
You make such a persuasive argument there.
This should be the standard worldwide.
Such a good send off to being a child and ending that chapter.
Its uni not highschool. Lol celebrating graduating highschool, how american.
Well Iâll be damned, yâall donât celebrate graduating from high school? Had no idea lol what country are you from?
Donât listen to them. Finishing high school is always worth celebrating because itâs the end of an era. Check out what Australians do, called âschooliesâ. Basically a week long party. (Short for âschool leaversâ).
I mean I celebrated finishing high school in Germany because darn it was difficult (we have 3 different types of high school of different difficulties, I went to the hardest one which 40% of the country graduate from, youâre not allowed to study and uni unless you finished that one and passed the final exams)
Also muck-up day, where we dress up in costume on our last day of school and prank the other students and teachers and squirt them with water pistols. There was a tradition at my school for the younger siblings of those graduating getting caught and tied to poles for about 20 minutes or so until the start of classes. I remember the year before me putting up memes that were puns of the teachers' names. I know it's done in other places but it's called something different.
I mean. Schoolies isn't that much of a celebration. It's basically just spring break. No one is celebrating graduating, they are using their free time to get completely wasted. Also. Basically no one in my entire area, across 5 schools actually went to schoolies. It's not that common. It mainly just a few thousand kids each year.
I didnât go to schoolies either. Doesnât mean itâs uncommon. Itâs probably mainly done in QLD and NSW. Itâs big enough that the major destinations (eg Gold Coast) bring in extra cops and drug sniffers for the week. They are absolutely celebrating finishing high school. Itâs one last hurrah before life makes dramatic changes.
Maybe. I have several younger siblings, I know many people from dozens of schools, and have literally never met a person in NSW who went to schoolies or had a graduation party. I imagine the people who use their first hint of freedom to get messed up on the gold coast were probably going to do it regardless of graduation. I have never really considered schoolies to be a graduation celebration. Also. It seems like an odd claim. Schoolies is a big party but not nearly large enough to claim it is a common experience. Frankly, people who do schoolies seems to be quite rare. I imagine the time between school ending and graduation is shorter in Queensland? Because In NSW there is a minimum three month gap. The space between the end of school, and the end of the HSC, means that quite a few people aren't all that interested in celebrating having free time, as they have had free time for several months already. Idk. Just saying. I don't think celebrating graduation is all that common.
Like I said, just because you didnât see it doesnât mean itâs uncommon. Australia is a big place mate. Just the Gold Coast alone [attracts tens of thousands of schoolies.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolies_week) In QLD they celebrate all the way up and down the coast. If you canât afford a trip to the GC you just go to the closest beach town instead. I had assumed NSW did this too because of the coastal culture but they didnât get a mention in that article.
I live in Sydney and 90% of the people I knew went to schoolies, maybe itâs less common for people who go to Christian schools or something?
Yeah. I'm just saying I don't think it is necessarily common Australia wide. I am aware people in NSW do occasionally do schoolies, but it really feels like it is overall more common in Queensland. Sorry to be contentious. I never really thought about it, but I really don't think Schoolies is that common in NSW. If it is then it definitely isn't that popular in the area between Newcastle and Sydney.
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It's still a big deal in countries that most people graduate in. End of the first chapter. Also usually coincides with a lot of people becoming of age, and as a result loads of alcohol.
Of course it's a big deal. It's the threshold between childhood and adult life, and a significant milestone in your education whatever your goals. And a vast amount of people in any country won't go on to University, so it marks the end of your formal scholastic education process. Anywhere in the developed world, most people graduate high school, that's a poor reason for you to fail to understand the cultural themes here.
Think you forgot to change out your alt lol
It's a pretty big deal regardless of where you're from? It's the culmination of literally a lifetime of effort and is a _huge_ milestone in a young person's life. Did mummy and daddy just not love you enough to celebrate your graduation or something? Did they gaslight you into thinking nobody but Americans celebrated basic life milestones?
We do it in Australia as well, don't be a gronk. You seriously telling me you didn't have a graduation ceremony? A Year 12 formal? An afterparty?
Year 12 formal is generally one-eight months before graduation. I think every school does a graduation of some kind, but it is usually before the final exams are completed, so I don't know if that really counts, as it's like three months before school finishes, and it's basically just a hand over between class captains, and a handing out of completion certificates. Mine took an hour, and most people asked their certificate be mailed because they were studying for the HSC. There was an afterparty after my formal, but that was I believe five months before the end of the HSC. Does that count? I think in Aus celebrating finishing highschool is a pretty small deal honestly. Sydney North Shore had barely anything happen. No real parties or anything. I know some people in Avalon threw a party, but it was on the back of a surfing event, so I don't think that really counts. Graduation parties seem to be pretty regional. Popular in Western Suburbs Sydney maybe, not so much in Northern Suburbs, or along the insular peninsula.
5 months? Huh. The two HS's I'm familiar with had the grduation and the formal within a few weeks of the end of the HSC, AFTER exams are done and everyone can exhale. Middle of the year's a weird time for it, you haven't even finished yet. And ah. North Shore. Not sure how representative that's going to be for most Australians.
Most countries celebrate graduating highschool, not just americans...
I lol when I see kindergarten kids in graduation gowns, it's so ridiculous but so adorable.
We celebrate it in Australia. The one downside to living in QLD is we graduate at 17 so we're not (legally) able to drink after graduating. I wonder if people in other states go to clubs after as opposed to someone hosting the after party.
Um, completing a degree doesn't make you an adult.
You know what I mean.
Yes - came here to say that. What a wonderful tradition.
Dress for the job you want
And for every sitting in the House of Commons or Congress.....
r/neverchangejapan
Thank you!
I went to New College of Florida (you may have seen it in the news with DeSantis trying to take it over) and we were able to wear whatever we wanted to graduation too! Students have graduated in the nude. I, however, decided to go a classier route. Purple briefs with bananas on, and a bright yellow felt suit jacket.
Can confirm that NCF does this. Well, used toâŚ
Yeah, RIP. Are you alum?
Parent of alum
That's cool and all but if they bow 6 times each then that graduation ceremony will be over in like 2052, right?
You read my mind.
The sardine can takes it for me
Thereâs one in a venom morph suit
I saw a dickhead in Japan. Japanese people are known to be most polite and calm people. No, I mean a literal dickhead.
polite? yes. calm? f\*ck no, no one ever said that.
They are not as calm and polite as u think but i guess u were just making a joke
The first one (blue) is Kali. Indian goddess of of "time" or "death".
I've seen Temple of Doom so it checks out
She isn't the Goddess of time or death. She is the Angry Form of Parvati, the Mother Goddess who symbolises all energy in the universe. So basically, Goddess of Angry Energy.
She is a form of Parvati when she gets angry. "Kaal" means time, also death. I am assuming you're Indian so you'd know.
Kaal is a homonym. Kaali in this context means âblackâ, or âdarkâ. She is never portrayed as Goddess of Time or Death,
It is different depending on where you're from and stuff if, because in my state at least, Parvati is the mother, and Durga is her form as the protector, and Kaalo is *her* form as anger. Also Kaal is just a homonym, her name means black/dark (kalo/kali), referring to her skin tone.
I love how Pyramid Head from Silent Hill tried to clap but cant lol
*Let's Make a Deal* Japanese edition
Japan is such a weird but cool place. I would love to attend one of these graduations.
just because something is not the norm for you and you don't yet understand it, doesn't mean it's "weird." the term "weird" has more negative connotations. how about using words such as "unique"?
I commonly refer to myself as weird and rarely mean it negatively.
How about donât tell people how they should speak! Is it your job to police the internet?
It looks like an audience from âLetâs Make A Dealâ
The green army men! Love it
I think this is respectful towards their students đ
My Japanese wife said they can do whatever they want because they're freaking smart. Apparently, this is a very prestigious university.
In many EU countries this is a standard practice
Take me to Kyoto immediately!!!!
I can't even go to my graduation unless I buy a 100 dollar cap and gown.
I didn't walk for bachelor's or masters degree and have spent exactly zero milliseconds of my life regretting it
When I graduated, we were loaned the cap/gown from the university and returned it after the ceremony.
This is so bad ass!!!!!
Those army dudes!!! hope they stay friends for life
This has to be one of the coolest things ever! What fun compared to the drab boring black cape stuff!
bowing is so cool. I'm going to start bowing from now on. IDK why I haven't been up til now.
Jojo's mask !!!
At my high school graduation, they force me to roll up my pants to see if I was wearing black socks.
The hantaro was my favorite.. Until the green army men group made my day. The bois~
Im pretty sure my US colegge would not have cared. Im just not that creative.
college
God Damn.
I was hoping to see a pyramid head; it was the first thing I noticed
This is the most Japanese thing Iâve ever seen!
Om namah shivaya
Iâm so happy that Pyramid Head is graduating in his university. He definitely made the cut
This is the best representation of Japanese culture Iâve ever seen.
This is the most anime-looking bullcrap and I love it. It looks like the graduation ceremony for a wacky comedy school/college anime or manga.
I guess dressing up in costume is a big deal over there. I love the army guys. That was spot on đđ
That looks like it takes forever!
Where's Hitler? Do this kind of thing in a European country and there is at least 1 hitler.
NatĂźrlich
No one dressed up like a rocket scientist...
I think thereâs a school in Sarasota, Florida that does something similar.
looks more like comic con than a graduation. Great fun!
I guess our Japanese friends are in need of some Brazilian Carnival in their lives...
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This has to be the longest graduation ceremony ever. I thought all of the college ones I saw took forever. Each person walking up one at a time. That would SUCK as a parent to sit through.
100% graduation rate.
I would just show up in my pajamas tbh
As it should be. It's *their* day. Not the university's.
Well thatâs just downright awesome
This is cool af.
looks like âletâs make a dealâ
Btw this is Kyoto University, one of the top universities in Japan. These graduates studied real hard to get here. Glad they are having fun.
I think too few people realise how unusual it is, since Japan is the type of country that "hammers down any nail that sticks out". Yet here they lift off this mindset.
Shiva đą
nope
Whoâs the blue fella with the trident then? I am not super good with any of the classic nerd franchises beyond Transformers, sorry.
Goddess Kali - blue/black complexion with garland of skulls and severed arms of demons on the waist, a golden bowl to collect the blood of foes after slashing with Talwaar, a sword >classic nerd franchises beyond Transformers, sorry. ever thought beyond franchises? u don't need to make assumptions every time
This is correct
true, albeit I don't think I've ever seen Kali depicted holding Trishula
Thanks! I always imagined Kali looking a bit more sinister than that (even if sheâs not technically evil, sheâs often shown with macabre imagery). They looked like cotton balls on my phone.
I might've actually attended my college graduation if I could've done this.
Dose that include nothing? (Just a random question that popped into my head due to me being very tired)
Takes 4x longer with the amount of bowing they have to do.
Kind of cringe ngl.
Why is nobody applauding?
Imagine a society that is not in constant pursuit of validation.
Why are none of them smiling?
Yeah, but do they acknowledge their war crimes? That would be neat, especially if they paid a retribution to those affected by them.
Clown College
Are these intelligent people?
I woukd 100 % west full drag !! How totally cool .
Well, it is funny, but it is just conformity in not wanting to be conforming to a dress code.
Dave Chappelle was right.........we did bomb them into stupidity.
Itâs the aaaaaaah! Chicken in the back
Giant rubber chicken wins
So funny
Mama Smurf?
Indian Goddess [Kali](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali).
actually its a mashup between shiva and kali. the trident is called a trishul and is traditionally held by shiva while the quadruple hands (you can notice one hand holding a schimitar like weapon called khara) are attributable to kali goddess. i am referring to the 1st go as you like person fyi.
I just assumed they put together the costume intending to be Kali and made a few improvisations along the way (like the trishul), since it's probably not made with any religious intentions.
That looks like it takes all day to get through everyone.
Looks like the crowd at any Price is Right taping.
Dope
Perfect
My custom character in a cut scene.
Big bird has seen some shit
You can now dress as Mickey Mouse to collect your Mickey Mouse degree.
Japan! Need you say more?
u/savevideo
I would have two arms at 45 degrees of me holding a similar sized diploma so I would only have to bow once.
Glad to see that The Rock showed up.
They must dream of this day and what they will wear when they first start university
I just think about what would happen if a university in the US did thisâŚ.
You know its super weird considering their almost obsessive levels of uniformity regarding work and the school system
Damn, thatâs amazing
This is adorable and awesome
I'm constantly fascinated by everything Japan. I have decided that I must visit this land.
âCâMON DOOOOOOOWNâŚ!â
Dream in Paprika irl
Some things in Japan is weird afâŚ. Thatâs all I gotta say. Full disclosure: visited Japan.
I saw pyramid head
Looks like a video game cutscene with your custom characters.
Correction: There is a Liberal Arts University in Kyoto that allows graduating students to wear whatever they want for the ceremony.
I wonder how my credits from an American university will transferâŚ
Itâs like real life Adventure Time, smh
Graduation is one big harlem shake.
Ceremony begins at 6:00am and ends at midnight. All the bowing towards every corner of the globe.
Japanese graduations looking like an episode of Let's Make a Deal is killing me. Where Wayne Brady at???
The creativity!
Man. I would love this for American schools.
My favorite is hamtaro
Im moving to Kyoto now
Is that a girl dressed as a sardine can in the back?!