Cartão Diploma and Graduation Cap ( Mortar Board )

An image of a diploma which is an off white parchment paper scroll with a black ribbon tied in a bow around the scroll. The diploma is laying in front of a black Graduation cap which is also known as a mortar board. The mortar board had a black tassel and it is a part of the formal tradition of the graduation ceremony for the presenter of the diploma to move the tassel from one side of the mortar board to the other to represent the passing from one stage of life to the next.