HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY TOGA IN GRADUATION CEREMONY

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Never seen a toga outfit? or perhaps you've never used it? actually if viewed from its shape, not toga very fashionable and cool. there is no evidence that wearing this outfit to the mall to hang out with my friends and even though nuanced academic gown, still nobody wears a toga dress to take classes in the lecture time. future may look strange sightings.

However cited ide2gue.blogspot.com , though not fashionable toga shape and cool, still, the most anticipated dress to wear anyone who still has a science lecture bench. because formal gown is clothing worn in ceremonies or graduation ceremony time student of their college graduation. not only that, behind the odd shape, the gown also has a history and philosophy are quite long.

HISTORY TOGA
The word comes from tego toga, which in Latin means cover. although generally linked with the Roman toga was actually derived from a type of cloak worn by native Italian, the nation etruskan living in Italy since 1200 sm. at that time, the form of toga robes formless, but limited to 6 meters of fabric along the way who use it merely wrapped around the body. though not practical, the toga was the only clothing that is considered inappropriate when a person is outdoors to cover their bodies.

History toga subsequently developed in Roman times used clothing toga roman people. then toga is a piece of clothing worn thick woolen coat after wearing a loincloth or apron. toga is believed to have existed since the era numapompilius, roma king second. toga taken off indoors, or when doing heavy work in the fields, but it was considered the only decent attire are outdoors.

Subject is evident in the story cincinnatu something that is a farmer, when he was plowing his field, he was the arrival of the envoys of the senate with the aim to update itself has been used as a dictator or ruler. told in the history, so cincinnatu see them, he immediately told his wife to fetch clothes from the residence toganya to wear to the messengers could be greeted with a decent. The real story of cincinnatu validity can not be tested, but the presence of the story even more shows respect for the nation's sentiment against the Roman toga.

Over time, the use of a toga for everyday clothing slowly becoming obsolete. but not significantly toga just disappear. because its shape after it is modified into a kind of cloak. The modifications eventually elevating toga from everyday clothes into formal ceremonial clothes which include the ceremonial graduation.

In western countries, costume graduation gown just called. While cap called a mortarboard square. There is also a call "graduate cap" and "black stamp".

Many researchers believe mortarboard is a development of the biretta, the cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy. Biretta itself inspired from the Italian "berretto" (derived from the Latin word "birrus" and Greek "Pyrros"). In the Roman period around the 12th century to 14, berretto as characteristic for the students academic, artist and humanist.

However, the patent belongs to the inventor actually mortarboard of the United States, Edward O `Reilly and Catholic priest, Joseph Durham in 1950. Maybe because it is formed rectilinear, and the addition of components such as iron in the mortarboard thus more robust. In fact, not all the adults wearing mortarboard iron in it.

Since the enactment of the patent, mortarboard with a shape as we see today became common in the area of ​​the world. The addition of any components of the rope on the mortarboard thought to have come from the American tradition. In these countries, all kinds of graduation from elementary school to high school level as well as the University of always wearing a "gown" and "mortarboard".

PHILOSOPHY OF CLOTHES AND HAT WHEN GRADUATION TOGA
Toga too thick memempunyai philosophical sense, meaning one that is black on the gown. why is it wearing a black gown that is often associated with the dark and mysterious subject. why not white depicting the brightness and beauty of the spoken? It turns out that the selection of a dark black color on the gown is a symbol of mystery and darkness that has successfully defeated their undergraduate time studying in college bench, not just the scholars are also expected to be able to uncover the dark with knowledge that has been gained by it. black color also symbolizes majesty, therefore, not only scholars, judges and clerics half also wore black on her robe.

not only the color of the robe gown which includes a deep philosophy, it turns out there is also a philosophical sense of a square shape on the cap gown. square corners on the hat symbolizes the toga is a scholar required for rational thinking and looking at everything in terms of diverse viewpoints.

Strap on the mortarboard is also called the "tassel". Not all levels of education in the United States has always move the tassel from left to right, though tassel on the mortarboard become essential accessories. For example, for a graduate student (S2) always let the tassel on the left side. Tassel colors too are manifold. At the Senior High level (comparable SMA) consists of three color tassel color, becoming one of the school colors (color identity). Then at the high school level, students who graduated with a cum laude wearing gold-colored tassel.

Why on most graduation ceremony (graduation) tassel often moved from left side to right side? Many opinions on this, with no sure foundation.

There are opinions mentioned, this means that the transfer of a student while still studying at the university always use the left brain. So, after graduation tassel to the right side of the transfer of the current expectations plunge into the community, the students also use the right brain. While other opinions - generally believed Western society - mention this just the usual procession.

There is a difference here, initially tassel hanging on the right side. This means that students still a candidate (candidate graduation), and when moved to the left side of the means already graduate (graduated). There is also the opinion that the removal of the tassel as meaning that students who graduate ready to welcome a new life.