The graduation ceremony is hold in March in Japan. Mostly at the begining of march in high school, and the last ten days in university and junior college.
At the graduation ceremony in universities, women wears a long pleated skirt worn over a kimono called hakama, and men wears a suit or formal japanese wear called haorihakama, but there are some universities that students wears academic dress, for example, Tokyo university and Waseda university. Academic dress is made up of a hood, a gown, and a cap. It is popular in Europe and the United States.
Some songs are sung in Japanese graduation ceremony. One of the song is called "Hotaru no hikari". It means the glow of a firefly. This song is based on a Scotland folk song.
