School Uniform:  Ceremonies


Figure 1.--There are many ceremonies associated with school life. One of the most common in many countries is religious ceremonies. This is a reef-laying ceremony in a school chapel. 

There are a variety of ceremonies conducted at schools. Some occur in the classroom and are daily activities. Some are classroom pledges. At schome schools the schools give outdoors pledges as a group. In some cases these are combined with flag ceremonies and risings. There are also more formal patriotic ceremonies on special occassions, including national celebrations. Some schools make a major event out of a child's first day at school. There are all prize giving or end of term ceremonies as well as graduation. There are religious ceremonies associated with many schools. This is of course most common at schools affilited with religious groups. This can be both private and state-supported schools. The children often dress up for these ceremonies. Although in schools with uniforms, the regular uniform is worn. Some schools have special dress uniform.








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