Graduation ceremonies around the world

The graduation season in kindergartens, schools and universities is coming to an end. Along with diplomas, graduates receive parting words from their mentors, as well as a fun holiday, graduation, which has every chance to be remembered for a lifetime.

(Total 28 photos)

1. A graduate bathes in a fountain on the day of the Last Bell in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24.

2. Graduates of the US Naval Academy toss their caps into the air after graduation and commissioning in Annapolis, Maryland, May 24. The ceremony was attended by US President Barack Obama.

A student at the University of Minnesota at Rochester takes an iPhone photo of herself before graduation at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, on May 18.

4. Graduates of Service High School look at falling balloons at the end of the graduation ceremony at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 23.

5. Graduates of the US Naval Academy exchange congratulations after the graduation ceremony and assignment of officer ranks in Annapolis, Maryland, May 24.

6. Graduates congratulate their fellow student, mentioned by Barack Obama in his speech, during the 129th graduation ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19.

7. A student at the University of Minnesota at Rochester rehearses her speech before her graduation speech at the Mayo Civic Center conference room in Rochester, Minnesota, May 18.

8. David McCullough (right) receives an honorary degree at the graduation ceremony at Leslie University in Boston, Massachusetts, May 18.

9. A graduate of the US Naval Academy at the ceremony of awarding diplomas and conferring officer ranks in Annapolis, Maryland, May 24.

10. A man tries not to get wet in the rain while waiting for the start of the graduation ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, May 19.

11. A graduate of Southmoore High School straightens a square academic hat before graduation in Oklahoma City, May 25, 5 days after a devastating tornado in Moore.

12. A graduate carries a schoolgirl on his shoulders, who gives the last bell, at a solemn line in Minsk, Belarus, May 30.

13. Afghan girls show documents indicating the end of the local madrasah, during the graduation ceremony near the mosque Mazharal Olom in Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 12.

14. Graduates receive diplomas at the graduation ceremony at the New York State Police Basic School in Albany, New York, May 29.

15. A graduate of the Benedictine College Preparatory Academy kisses the emblem of his school on the floor of the gym before receiving his diploma in Richmond, Virginia, May 31.

16. Graduates of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Virginia Tech University during the graduation ceremony at the stadium "Lane Stadium" in Blacksburg, Virginia, May 17.

17. A graduate reads messages on his phone during a graduation ceremony at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, May 20.

18. Graduates of Buena Vista High School dance after the graduation ceremony, June 4.

19. Graduates of Brown University enter the gate before the graduation ceremony in Providence, Rhode Island, May 26.

20. South Kitsap alumni wave to friends and family from backstage before graduation in Tacoma, Washington on June 11.

21 Bowie State University graduates decorate their square academic caps during their graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center building on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, May 17.

22. A Virginia Tech alumnus waves a square academic cap during a graduation ceremony in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 17.

23. The Dalai Lama delivers a speech at the 179th graduation ceremony at Tulane University in New Orleans, USA, May 18.

24. Children wait for the start of the graduation ceremony at a kindergarten in McComb, Mississippi, May 21.

25. An alumnus holds a "Hire Me to Work" banner during a graduation ceremony at the Rutgers University football stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, on May 19.

26. Students arrive at the graduation ceremony at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, May 20.

27. First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a graduate during her graduation ceremony at Martin Luther King Jr. Barack Obama's Academic Magnet High School in Nashville, Tennessee on May 18.

28. A Virginia Tech alumnus jumps up to touch a talisman stone after her graduation ceremony in Blacksburg, Va., on May 17.