How graduation is celebrated around the world. Boring celebrations in Germany

Graduation party is one of the most long-awaited events in the life of every student. It is this day that completes the series of exams and symbolizes the transition to adulthood. Someone has already decided on the choice of a future profession, and someone is still in thought. Nevertheless, the prom never goes unnoticed by schoolchildren. The traditions of celebrating a graduation party in Russia are known to everyone, but how are things in other countries? City+ has studied this issue and offers to find out how graduations are celebrated in America, Norway, Germany, Japan and Poland.

A series of proms in Russia traditionally begins in the second half of June. However, the preparation for the holiday begins much earlier. The official ceremony of the evening in each school takes place according to the established canon: the presentation of medals, certificates and parting words from the leadership of the educational institution.

There are also some exceptions to the rule. So, in some regions of Russia, the solemn part begins with the laying of flowers at the monuments to the participants of the Great Patriotic War.

In Moscow, the graduation party, as a rule, takes place on the night of June 23-24. IN Lately metropolitan schoolchildren have left the tradition of choosing cafes and spend the final day of the school season at large city venues.

In the northern capital, proms have received a special status. Petersburg schoolchildren are given the opportunity to visit, which has already become international, the holiday " Scarlet Sails”, which will be held for the eleventh time this year. The detailed program of "Scarlet Sails-2015" can be found

Of course, the subtleties and nuances of each city do not exclude concert program, school balls and discos, after which former schoolchildren meet the dawn.

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The so-called degree day or graduation party in the USA is also associated with the transition of the student to a new level of education. American schoolchildren manage to celebrate such an evening more than once, since similar ceremonies are held in higher educational institutions after students receive their next academic degree (bachelor's, master's). Thanks to American films, it's no secret that there is another significant tradition - tossing academic caps into the air.

The official part of the ceremony often begins with demonstration marches and speeches. Only after that, graduates are awarded a diploma, marking the end of the school.

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In Norway, they prepare very carefully for the graduation party, or rather, for a two-week celebration. Each graduate knows for sure that it is necessary to prepare a multi-colored jumpsuit for graduation. This tradition can be compared with our tradition, preserved from Soviet times, to put on " last call bows and white aprons.

Graduates in Norway dress in overalls different color and have fun all 14 days. On the night of May 1, classmates write notes to each other on costumes. It is worth noting that schoolchildren choose the color of overalls consciously - it should indicate the future profession of the graduate. Blue overalls are for those who will enter the university, red ones are for those who will work in economic specialties, black ones are for future technicians, and white ones are for athletes.

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In Germany, graduation takes place after the announcement of the results of the final exams. The traditional ball is held in late spring or early summer.

German schoolchildren have their own special tradition - this is "Abifeier" or "celebration of the certificate" - an informal holiday. It is organized by students and the initiators can make fun of the teachers in a friendly way.

This is followed by "Abiball" - a formal prom with a dress code. At the graduation party in Germany, drinking alcohol is allowed, since the laws of the country allow drinking beer and wine from the age of 16, and many graduates are already 18 years old or older at the time of graduation.

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Japanese graduates are among the first to celebrate their graduation party - as a rule, the evening takes place in the last days of March, since the new academic year should begin in April.

Japanese prom is distinguished by the absence festive outfits and magnificent hairstyles - schoolchildren come to this holiday in casual clothes: girls - in traditional sailor uniforms, boys - in black school uniform.

Ceremony High school prom, as elsewhere, is held in the large assembly hall of the school. First, the floor is given to the director, then the best students are invited to the stage to say words of gratitude. After the official part and the presentation of diplomas, each graduate is given an album with photographs of classmates. As a rule, at the end of the official part, all the guests go home.

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S todniowka is the name given to graduation in Poland. The traditional graduation ball is held one hundred days before graduation. It begins with a polonaise, with the first couple in the polonaise being the principal of the school with an alumnus or graduate. This is followed by the official part with the presentation of diplomas and words of welcome.

Graduation from a school, college, lyceum, gymnasium is a milestone of extreme importance, a transition to a new stage in life, or rather, as they say, entry into adulthood. And the graduation party becomes the festive final chord of the long school stage. They prepare for it carefully, starting with festive clothes and ending with the organization of the second day of the celebration.

IN different countries of the world, of course, celebrate this day in different ways, they have a great influence on the way of celebrating traditions bringing national color to this event. Let's see how graduations are held in other countries of the world, let's go ...

1. In Australia schoolchildren celebrate the end of the tenth and twelfth grade. By tradition, it is supposed to arrive at the prom in unusual vehicles. This is not about luxury cars. Graduates have to put a lot of imagination to surprise their classmates. Australian graduates can come to the ball in a fire engine, a tractor or even a wheelbarrow.

2. in South Africa the end of the academic year is at the end of the calendar year. The month of graduation ceremonies is November. Since schooling is still exotic for Aboriginal people in some areas, a whole family with old men and babies often comes to the graduation party, in their ethnic costumes.

3. In Sweden Prom begins with a celebratory champagne breakfast. To the side of each graduate (for girls this is - White dress, and for boys - a suit) a white hat is required, on the lining of which everyone can sign as a keepsake. At the end of the official part at school, graduates go outside and throw these hats into the air. After that, yesterday's schoolchildren get into cars with an open body, decorated with birch branches, turn on loud music and drive around the city. The holiday ends at home, where the guys invite many guests. At the same time, for young Swedes, a graduation party is also an occasion to receive practical gifts that are given to them by invited guests.

4. In Norway graduates dress up in funny overalls of different colors depending on their future specialty. So red overalls denote economic specialties, blue - for those who will enter the university.

5. In Indian tradition, the main event of the prom is the speech of the headmaster. At the same time, each student receives a small printed booklet, which contains addresses, dates of birth and small comments about each of the graduates. A special "literary committee" is engaged in compiling the booklet.

6. In Poland instead of prom celebrate a holiday stodniowka, which takes place one hundred days before graduation. The celebration begins with an obligatory polonaise dance, the first couple of which are the principal of the school with one of the graduates. After that, the real fun begins with dancing and singing. If the holiday is celebrated at school, then graduates compete in invention and ingenuity to decorate the hall. It is no less popular among Polish schoolchildren to celebrate this event in restaurants, pubs and clubs. There is a dress code: for boys, these are three-piece suits or even tuxedos, and for girls, evening dresses.

7. Graduation in America one of the most romantic. Preparation for the ball begins in advance. At the beginning of the last academic year, the graduating class elects the members of the organizing committee, which will come up with the theme of the ball (for example, "Hollywood" or "Moonlit Night"), decoration of the hall, contests. Graduates begin to think about the dress, hairstyle, makeup, bouquets and accessories. This event turns out to be no less troublesome for young people, because it is supposed to come to the graduation in a limousine, it is also necessary to purchase a flower, which he will attach to the dress of the girl he will accompany. American tradition, the girl cannot come to the ball without a companion. He must come for her by car ( most often it is a limousine), give flowers, take them to the place of celebration and take care of the whole evening. Violation of this law threatens with public censure. At the same time, you can invite to the ball not only one of your classmates, but also from elementary grades or the university. The main condition is that the inviter himself must be a graduate. If a couple could not be found, graduates come in groups of several people. The school part of the ball ends choice of King and Queen, which, as a rule, become the most popular and beautiful graduates. After that, all graduates go to restaurants or hotels, where they continue to celebrate until the morning. Two days later, graduates receive certificates.

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A selection of how the school graduation party is celebrated in different countries.

Of course, no ball is complete without serious preparation. A year before this event, graduates from all over the world are immersed in a maelstrom of preparations. This is not surprising, because you need to think through every little thing, every detail. Who will wear what, who will go with whom, where to spend it and, of course, who will become the King and Queen of the ball. We must not forget and thank our teachers who have helped schoolchildren to comprehend school wisdom for so many years. To do this, graduates come up with a variety of scenes, learn songs and dances, and prepare unusual gifts.

All over the world, graduates celebrate graduation in different ways, bringing their national flavor to this amazing event.

Graduation ball in Russia

Graduation balls in Russia began to be held under Peter I. The first graduates who celebrated the end of their studies on a grand scale were students of the School of Mathematical and Navigational Sciences in Moscow.

Pupils of the Corps of Pages were especially inventive during the celebration: especially for the graduation ball, the pupils ordered rings with the same symbol for themselves. This allowed pages, graduates different years to get to know each other. By the way, at first girls were not allowed on such evenings. The emergence of young noblewomen became possible only in the 19th century. But the "bringing out" of the girls into the world was an exclusively commercial enterprise - the parents were looking for gentlemen for young beauties.

After the 1917 revolution, the situation changed dramatically. Graduation balls were banned as a bourgeois pastime and a relic of the past. But in the mid-1930s graduations at schools resumed. Of course, there was no trace of the former splendor of the outfits and the luxury of the halls. Instead, parting speeches became obligatory: junkers and coquettes were replaced by Komsomol members and Komsomol members. But still they could not do without dancing: in addition to classical waltzes, even bourgeois foxtrots and Charlestons were performed.

The tradition of graduation balls was interrupted by the Great Patriotic War. IN Saturday evening On June 22, 1941, graduation parties were held in many schools and colleges in the country. The young men and girls were carelessly circling in a waltz, and the very next day many of them put on their overcoats and went to the front. IN post-war years graduation balls began to look like a modern farewell to school life. There was a tradition to walk the class until dawn.

In the 70s there was a revolution in attitudes towards graduation. The girls wanted to outshine all their friends: they put on previously forbidden mini-skirts, did chemistry and make-up (at that time they had already stopped expelling them from the ball for cosmetics). For parents, the holiday began to cost a pretty penny. They spent up to 45 rubles on graduation - a lot of money at that time!

With the opening of the Iron Curtain, the tradition of celebrating the holiday on a grand scale returned to Russia again. In the 90s, it was a special chic to meet a new milestone in life on the deck of a pleasure boat rented by my parents. The sounds of the waltz were replaced by the rhythms of modern music.

Today, parents spend not 45 rubles, but several thousand on graduation parties. A dress, a hairstyle, a restaurant, a limousine - you won't surprise anyone with this. Graduates book an evening not only in cafes and bars, but also rent entire nightclubs, invite fashionable DJs and all kinds of exotic shows. After all, the main thing is that graduation is remembered for a lifetime!

In St. Petersburg proms have received a special status, like "Scarlet Sails" and are already celebrated by the whole city.

In Australia schoolchildren celebrate the end of the tenth and twelfth grade. By tradition, it is supposed to arrive at the prom in unusual vehicles. You have to use a lot of imagination to surprise your classmates, so graduates can come to the ball in a fire truck, tractor or even a wheelbarrow.

In Sweden Prom begins with a celebratory champagne breakfast. Along with each graduate (for girls it is a white dress, and for boys - a suit) a white cap is supposed, on the lining of which everyone can sign as a keepsake. At the end of the official part at school, graduates go outside and throw these hats into the air. After that, yesterday's schoolchildren get into cars with an open body, decorated with birch branches, turn on loud music and drive around the city. The holiday ends at home, where the guys invite many guests. At the same time, for young Swedes, a graduation party is also an occasion to receive practical gifts that are given to them by invited guests.

According to Norwegian tradition graduates dress up in funny overalls of different colors depending on their future specialty. So red overalls denote economic specialties, blue - for those who will go to university. The duration of the holiday is 17 days - from the night of May 1 to the festive parade on Constitution Day on May 17. At this time, dressed in impromptu costumes, schoolchildren are naughty right and left. Here, “adult children” are forgiven for everything. This is the last dive into a carefree childhood! The night of the first of May is at the mercy of graduates along with the city center!

in French schools military discipline prevails. Therefore, at the graduation, the French come off to the fullest. They throw eggs at the school, splash the most unfair teachers with water and terrorize them. Of course, no one breaks desks, but everything that can be crushed becomes a target for angry graduates on their holiday.

In Poland Instead of a graduation party, they celebrate the stodniowka holiday, which is held a hundred days before graduation. The celebration begins with an obligatory polonaise dance, the first couple in which are the principal of the school with one of the graduates. After that, the real fun begins with dancing and singing. If the holiday is celebrated at school, then graduates compete in invention and ingenuity to decorate the hall. It is no less popular among Polish schoolchildren to celebrate this event in restaurants, pubs and clubs. There is also a dress code: for boys, these are three-piece suits or even tuxedos, and for girls, evening dresses are usually dark.

In Scotland school graduates do not know what the official school graduation is. The fact is that at the end of the last year of schooling, each graduate chooses which subjects he wants to take in the exam. Cases when schoolchildren pass exams unsatisfactorily are common in Scotland. And this means that the road to the university or college is closed for them. It is this circumstance that has influenced the fact that schools do not arrange graduation ceremonies, because only a joyful atmosphere should reign at a school graduation. But still, many Scottish graduates do not want to deprive themselves of the holiday. They throw parties in hotel rooms or meet in a pub.

in Italy as such, there is no graduation ball, graduates organize a party for themselves called I cento giorni (100 days), which takes place, in fact, 100 days before the final exams. Why exactly 100? Italians believe that this is how long it takes to review everything learned before exams.

Japanese always very serious. If graduation, then by all means in a school uniform, with congratulations from the director and his solemn speech. No carnivals, dresses with rhinestones, or, God forbid, discos! Everything is very strict and restrained.

In Germany the most important action is the preparation for the prom. Graduates invent a hymn and emblem for themselves, publish a wall newspaper about themselves and their class. Each graduate must leave a memory of himself, so in parting they plant flowers and trees in the school garden.

According to Indian tradition the main event of the prom is the speech of the headmaster. At the same time, each student receives a small printed booklet, which contains addresses, dates of birth and small comments about each of the graduates. A special "literary committee" is engaged in compiling the booklet.

Graduation in America one of the most romantic, but also requiring serious preparation. Already a year later, graduates begin to think about a dress, hairstyle, makeup, bouquets and accessories. This event turns out to be no less troublesome for young people, because it is supposed to come to the graduation in a limousine, it is also necessary to purchase a flower, which he will attach to the dress of the girl he will accompany. According to American tradition, a girl cannot come to a ball without a companion. He must come for her by car (most often a limousine), give flowers. lead to the place of celebration and patronize the whole evening. Violation of this law threatens with public censure. If a couple could not be found, graduates come in groups of several people. At the same time, you can invite to the ball not only one of your classmates, but also from elementary grades or the university. The main condition is that the inviter himself must be a graduate. Preparation for the ball also begins in advance. At the beginning of the last academic year, the graduating class elects the members of the organizing committee, which will be responsible for all the preparations for the ball. The organizing committee comes up with the theme of the ball (for example, "Hollywood" or "Moonlight Night"), decoration of the hall, contests. The school part of the ball ends with the choice of the King and Queen. which, as a rule, become the most popular and beautiful graduates. After that, all graduates go to restaurants or hotels. where they continue to celebrate until the morning. Graduates receive their certificates two days later.

in Lebanon graduation is held in the evening after the grand ceremony in a posh hotel with a formal dress code, rented cars, the choice of the king and queen of the ball.

In China they say goodbye to the school, throwing notebooks, diaries, pencils, pens out of the windows ...

In Pakistan do not solemnly celebrate graduation, but simply arrange a farewell dinner.

Malaysian alumni they arrange graduation for themselves, it is held on the beaches, in large bungalows with tropical cocktails, swimsuits.

So, many countries and an incredible number of traditions, but they are united by all the most solemn and beautiful school event - graduation party.

The tradition of celebrating graduation with classmates in Russia was founded by a well-known reformer who, during his reign, managed to turn the usual life of Russians upside down - Peter I.

The first Russian graduates were students of mathematical and navigation schools, as well as military schools. In 1718, students of the School of Mathematical and Navigational Sciences in Moscow celebrated the first Russian history high school graduation.

Yesterday's schoolchildren of that year were young people completely different ages, since the institution accepted "children" from 11 to 23 years old, and training could last 10-15 years.

In 1719, the holiday was held in St. Petersburg. Then the first graduates of the Naval Academy were carousing in the capital of the empire. At that time, graduation parties were combined with the ceremony, which is now called the last call: first, graduates were given graduation certificates educational institution, the teachers and director parted them with solemn speeches, and then a celebratory banquet began for the already former students and teachers.

Gradually, the ceremonial dinner turned into a real bachelor party: the graduates fraternized with teachers, drank champagne, sang songs in chorus, and also arranged fistfights to show valiant prowess.

Over time, another tradition appeared: to order the same rings, which became a symbol of belonging to a kind of alumni club. In adulthood, thanks to these rings, graduates of the same educational institution of different years could recognize brothers in each other.

Director of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum Yegor Engelgardt presented the first graduates of the institution, among whom was Alexander Pushkin, cast-iron rings made from fragments of the bell of the Lyceum Church in the form of entwined hands.

According to tradition, after the graduation ceremony (that was what this holiday was called at that time), the bell, which had been gathering students for classes for several years, was broken.

The rings became a symbol of strong, brotherly love between lyceum students, who since then began to call themselves "cast iron".

At the farewell ball, friends-lyceum students promised to meet each other every year on the day of the founding of the lyceum, October 19th. And they kept their promise. Alexander Gorchakov became the last lyceum student of the first graduation, who in 1882 celebrated a memorable day alone.

In the 19th century, the tradition of graduation-bachelor parties changed radically, because now girls began to appear at the holidays. This was not due to the fact that girls received diplomas, because at that time education, especially higher education, was available mainly to men. Parents brought their daughters to graduations in order to find a suitable groom.

For the sake of such a serious matter - marriage, and not getting a certificate - parents did not skimp. In order to equip their daughter for the first voyage at a secular ball, fathers spent thousands of rubles, unprecedented money at that time, which was available only to the richest nobles. On average, up to 3 thousand rubles were spent on one trip of a beautiful daughter, the amount could be more - 10-20 thousand rubles. It is terrible to imagine how the heads of families where there were daughters-weather were ruined.

With the advent of girls at graduation came the tradition of balls and dances, as well as innocent flirting and flirting. Of course, the parents were on the alert, and vigilantly watched the children. At that time, young people at graduation balls danced the mazurka and the cotillon. Later, during the time of Alexander II, graduates with young ladies began to dance the polka and waltz.

The last dance was considered more intimate, since the gentleman hugged his partner by the waist, and their hands touched, which, by the way, allowed them to exchange notes.

At that time, graduation balls were also held in women's educational institutions, for example, at the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens, but one could get to such evenings only by invitation. Young graduates wanted to amaze each other and gentlemen at the main holiday, and therefore they ordered dresses made of expensive and light translucent fabric - muslin, which is why the girls, many of whom were infantile and overly emotional, began to be called "muslin young ladies."

While the metropolitan graduates had fun at the balls, young people in the provinces celebrated graduation in their own way. For example, we owe the tradition of meeting the onset of the first day of adulthood on the ship to graduates of the Men's Gymnasium in Krasnoyarsk. The students' parents chipped in and rented a steamboat for their children, which took them along the Yenisei.

By the way, only three graduates could enjoy the river walk.

Of the 70 people in the first intake, only six made it to the last course. Half of them failed the exams, so those three chosen ones deserved not only a river walk and a sunrise, but also that we would mention them as pioneer graduates.

If in the 19th century they tried to make graduation balls as luxurious and rich as possible, then at the beginning of the next century, the holidays became more modest. Most likely this was due to the fact that education became available not only to the richest nobles and noblewomen, but also to representatives of other classes. Gymnasium students and cadets wore the festive uniform of their educational institution for graduation parties. Gymnasium girls also dressed up in the same and rather modest dresses. In addition, during these years, the institutes of noble maidens for the first time began to independently pay for "banquets with music." Prior to this, all material costs fell on the shoulders of the parents of graduates.

After the October Revolution of 1917, graduation holidays became even more modest and strict. Needless to say, even the word "ball" was considered too old-fashioned and bourgeois and was replaced by "evening". Until the mid-1930s, graduation parties were held in the form of solemn rulers, at which the headmaster handed certificates to former students. However, over time, the desire of young people to properly celebrate the beginning of a new life took its toll and graduations began to take place with dance evenings.

On June 20 and 21, 1941, the country of the Soviets celebrated its last peaceful graduations before the Great Patriotic War.

“On June 21, 1941, we had a graduation party, we finished school ... the holiday was very cheerful, joyful, we were all very beautiful. Although the times were difficult, we put on our best beautiful dresses. When we received our certificates, the whole class went to Red Square. One boy had a portable radio, he turned on the music, and we danced a waltz on Red Square. It lasted quite a long time, we laughed happily, dreamed ... And when we danced to our heart's content, one boy went to escort me along the embankment.

He's been in love with me since second grade. If he had remained alive, then, probably, he would have become a great scientist later, such was interesting boy!..,” recalls one of the graduates of the Moscow school.

For the next three years, Soviet graduates had no time for big holidays. At that time, only girls studied in high school classes - young men went to the front. Therefore, in school photographs of the war years, you usually do not see male faces.

The tradition of farewell to school returned to the Soviet Union after the war. Even in those difficult years, graduates tried to dress up for prom dances. So, for example, collars with lace ruffles came into fashion, which schoolgirls could sew on their own to the dress.

At the same time, the students of those years were much more mature than modern schoolchildren. Former front-line soldiers who did not have time to get a certificate during the war returned to school again and completed their studies.

At the same time, in addition to the certificate, graduates began to receive commemorative sheets of thick cardboard with photographs of all teachers and lecturers. This is how albums appeared, which are now a mandatory attribute of graduation, and not only from 11, but also from 9 and 4 classes.

Graduation parties were held at schools, while policemen were on duty at the doors, who did not let former students out of the building until six in the morning.

In addition to dancing, there was another entertainment for graduates - skits. The guys staged excerpts from plays and humorous sketches of their own composition. And there were also so-called "sweet tables": the participants of the holiday could treat themselves to pies, sweets and soda, but no alcohol was allowed.

Interestingly, the school issued the characteristics necessary for every Komsomol member only the next morning after graduation. Apparently, this way the schoolchildren had another incentive to keep themselves in control even at graduation.