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From CNN: Quote:LONDON (CNN) -- An 800-word prequel to the blockbuster Harry Potter novel series fetched nearly $50,000 Tuesday for a writer's group and dyslexia charity. The article contains a photo of author J.K. Rowling autographing a book for a student graduating from Harvard University on June 5, 2008. It got me wondering, what is the origin or the "cap and gown" used at these ceremonies. One web site revealed: Quote:According to historians, the cap comes from another kind of clothing that covered the head, the hood. The hood was used by Druids to signify intelligence and a separation from the rest of society. Hoods were a symbol of respect, and soon passed into later ceremonies such as graduations. The tassel is used to signify the achievements of students in the school.
The gown came about from a certain way that academics dressed to graduate during the middle ages. Students attended universities controlled by the dominant religious group. The dress for religious leaders included the gown. As a result, students were often required to emulate that kind of style through the use of a gown. This has resulted in the gown being used to celebrate the highest achievements of students at the institution. Wikipedia states: Quote:The square academic cap, sometimes called colloquially a mortarboard (because of its similarity in appearance to the hawk used by bricklayers to hold mortar[1]) or Oxford cap, is an item of academic headdress consisting of a horizontal square board fixed upon a skull-cap, with a tassel, or liripipe, attached to the center. Hmm...mortarboards and bricklayers - bricklayers as in Mason? I might be stretching a bit here but it's a curious outfit. Most people who put it on probably never give a second thought to its origins or symbolism. Does anyone know anything else about this? The CNN story is here. Yada attached the following image(s): |
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Apparently, in some parts of the world, witches and wizards are not so well liked. On CNN today: On CNN today: Quote: Mob burns to death 11 'witches, wizards'
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- Mob burns to death 11 people suspected of being witches, wizards in Kenya
- Most of the victims were between 70 years old and 90 years old, officials say
- Only one of the victims was 40 years old, officials say
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Officials say a mob has burned to death 11 people suspected of being witches and wizards in western Kenya.
Deputy police spokesman Charles Owino says the mob hunted down the 8 women and 3 men in two villages in the western Kenya district of Kisii Central. Owino says most of the victims were between 70 years old and 90 years old. Only one of the victims was 40 years old.
Senior administrator Njoroge Ndirangu says the mob used a list to hunt down people they said are suspected witches and wizards.
He added: "These people identified who is to be killed by accusing their victims of bewitching their sons and daughters." Ndirangu is the commissioner in charge of Kisii Central district. The full story is here. CNN also carried an additional story: Deadly hunt for 'witches' haunts Kenya villagers |
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