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In one week, I’ll be graduating with my masters degree. What is the origin of the cap, gown, hood, sash, and tassel I’ll be wearing? And when did it become a tradition for professors to wear their alma mater‘s gowns to commencements?

by /u/wolverine237 in /r/AskHistorians

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