It’s pretty clear why preschoolers and kindergartners wear caps and gowns at their “graduation ... cap and gown, tassel, graduate sash, ring, diploma with matching invitation and program ...

If every tassel on every graduation cap was always meant to go on the same side, it might be easier to remember which side that was. But that’s not how it works: Some tassels start on one side ...

If you're a high school student, the tassel goes on the right before your graduation ceremony. Once you've received your diploma, you move the tassel from the right to left. For college students ...