In Brazil it is a kind of tradition to make graduation parties, specially when you finish your technical school or your bachelor.

I graduated myself one for my technical school and in one year I will graduate for my bachelor. Normally the party takes two or three days – it depends on the amount of money that you want to spend.

On the first day we receive our diploma, take an oath (there is one special for who is graduating in medicine), sing the Brazilian’s anthem and honor our teachers and parents. We need to go dressed in black vestiment with a blue belt (for medicine the belt is green) and a fluffy white stuff around our neck – don’t ask me what is this for because I have no idea.

On the second day it is the official party! We have a small dinner with meat, pasta, different kind of chesses and snacks, vodka, tequila, beer, coquetails and music all night long! At the beggining of this party, just after the dinner, we need to dance waltz with three different persons: your dad if you are a girl and with your mom if you are a guy, with a godfather/mother (you choose someone) and the last one with boy/girlfriend or a friend. After this is you just take out your high hills and put on your Havaianas and PARTY ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!!!

Tschuss

Gabi