Graduation took place at Harvard this week and, though I technically graduated in March, going through all of the ceremonies made it feel quite a bit more official... putting on a cap and gown will do that! There are so few rituals and ceremonies in modern life beyond marrying and burying. Taking part in commencement suddenly linked this rite of passage to something bigger, more collective. And the LEGO buildings on mortar boards... that was our own twist on a (relatively recent) graduate school tradition!
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