Graduating traditions

  I wanted to share an interesting Argentine tradition when one graduates from college. I'm telling you this because it's fresh on my mind, and because Mari showed me pictures when her sister graduated. It's quite something:

On the actual day when a student graduates (when they receive the grades from their very last exam) the friends and family are usually waiting for him/her outside the university building and they literally make a mess of the poor student painting him, throwing eggs, flour, Coca Cola, yerba, juice food... basically turning them into a huge mess. Sometimes people will cut their pants or shirt with scissors leaving them a half naked mess in the street. I actually saw this once when I was walking past one of the Universities. It looked so horrible, but they think it's fun:)