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    Why do grads wear caps and gowns at graduations?

    Question #119073. Asked by star_gazer. (Dec 02 10 8:50 AM)


    robert326

    		This custom dates back to the Middle Ages, when graduates would wear the attire of religious clerics/priests. These religious leaders were the typical educators of the day.

    http://www.helium.com/items/1469115-theoriginofwearingthecapandgownatgraduation



    Dec 03 10, 1:01 PM

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