Graduation Ceremony in Japan

There are graduation ceremonies this week here.

My older daughter’s junior high school had it on March 14, and my younger daughter's elementary school is on March 18.

Today's topic is about a Japanese traditional graduation ceremony, which hasn't been changed at all since I was a student. I'd like to explain 5 different points from oversea ones I can find out.

《Elementary school & Junior high school》

1. Graduation ceremonies are in March in Japan.

2. The seriousness of the ceremonies : Students stand up, sit down, and bow at the same timing and very quietly.

3. The runway among teachers and the other grade students : Graduated students go through the runway.

《Junior high school》   Public elementary schools have no uniforms.

4. School uniforms : Most of Japanese junior high schools have their own uniforms in Japan.　

5. The second button on a boy's uniform : Boys give the second buttons on their uniforms to their special girls. So some of girls go to their favorite boys and ask for it after the ceremony. (There is a school mark on a button as the following photo.)

We can understand that who are popular with when we see their uniforms. Handsome boys are taken all the buttons by girls, haha.

I looked for YouTube about a graduation system., though it's not good.

It will be helpful to understand what it is like.

Japanese Graduation Ceremony




卒業式シーズンですね。
長女が行ってる公立の中学校の卒業式は3/14に行われ、次女の公立小学校は１８日に卒業式があります。

今回は日本の卒業式と海外の卒業式の違いについて、５つ、挙げました。
３月に卒業式があること、厳かな式であること、卒業生は花道を通って入退場すること、制服がある学校が多いこと、そして男の子の第２ボタンの説明をしました。

卒業式当日の長女の帰宅が少し遅かったので、どうして遅かったのか尋ねたら、お友達が好きな先輩の第2ボタンを貰いに行くのをずっと待っていたと言っていました。
どうやら、娘は誰も貰いたい人はいなかったらしい。
そういえば、長男の時も、しっかり全部のボタンを持って帰って来たわ…
うちの子は恋愛には全く興味がないようです。
ま、まだまだ中学生、焦る必要なんて無い～～友だちが多ければ、それでいい！！