Gabry's Graduation

I hadn't thought that I would come next year for my M.Phil. graduation ceremony because the cost is prohibitive for such a ceremonial event. So I went to Gabry's graduation, both to support her and to be able to assess if this would provide closure for me. It is conducted in Latin and happens in the Registrar Building which is much nicer than it sounds. There's an organist playing before and after. There's a procession with a scepter and a gilded book. There are some individuals who wear a cowl of white fur which no one seems to understand and I haven't managed to look up. (I may explore and then update this post.)

Master of Philosophy graduates wear black robes with the ornate sleeves (different from the voluminous robes in the US) and a capelet/cowl of light yellow and white satin. Women wear mitered hats, but men don't wear hats, except for the officiants of the ceremony who wear clothing/hats different from the graduates.

The coolest part is that, after your group of five students are each handed your diploma, you file to the side and each sign your name in a large book. No one will ever look at that book, but there is something kinda neat about being a part of this tradition and having some document of that in my own hand.