In the US, when you graduate from college, you dress up nice, take photos with your family, go out for lunch, then probably party with your friends. Well in Argentina, you should leave out the nice clothes. One of Argentina’s traditions for college graduates, which happened to make my day during my walk yesterday, is the celebratory egging of the graduate by friends and family. Yes, egged. And not only are they egged, but they are bombed with flour, soda, spray shaving cream, confetti and anything else that they could think of that will make for a sticky situation. It’s all in good fun and the graduating student is expecting it! They say that the egging is for good luck in their future endeavors since they just achieved a huge accomplishment.
If you’re wondering how this actually goes down, then you’re in luck because I was walking by as the anticipating friends and family were calling her to come outside from the building and got to film it.
As you can see, her mom is enjoying every bit of it!
Are you from Argentina and have experienced your own graduation egging? Share your story in the comment section below!
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Well this is certainly a unique way to celebrate a graduation in Argentina, sounds quite memorable as a final experience in school.
Very interesting way to graduate. 😛
I am glad that the grad was expecting it and enjoying herself, I am not so sure I would have liked it. It is a strange way to celebrate, any idea how it started?
That is certainly a strange way to celebrate. Definitely not a day to wear your nicest clothing!
All these traditions make me so happy! Along with festivals like Holi, Water festival, La tomatina, I simply love these *events* that you throw things at each other! Happy World 🙂
Oh my goodness, if I don’t know this culture and someone did this to me I’d be pretty pissed 😀 What a fun way to tell your kids ‘have fun being an adult’ 😀
Oh wow, what a way of celebrating! I hear being egged actually is really painful. The confetti is cute though!
Haha I love to see how different cultures celebrate different things, it’s so fascinating!
Ha! I never heard of this before but I’ll ask my Argentinean friends when I visit again in September 🙂
What a unique tradition! I’ve never heard of this before but it sounds like a fun way to celebrate graduates!