Educational rites of passage

year-long break before or after college/university during which students engage in various educational and developmental activities, such as travel or some type of regular work

thumb|The of 2005 at 17 May parade in Oslo, Norway The '''''' (English: ' celebration') is a traditional celebration for Norwegian high school students in their final spring semester. Students that take part in the celebrations are known as ''''''. Students in high school normally prepare for this celebration from the start of the year. celebrations normally happen before the final term exam for the high school students before they are off to university or college.

period before the start of an academic year at a university or tertiary institutions

student celebration in Portugal

right|thumb|Lorries during penkkarit Penkkarit (more formally penkinpainajaiset, "benchpressing [fest]", or bänkskuddardagen ("penkis, penkisdagen") in Swedish) is a yearly tradition among Finnish upper secondary school () students. The event is celebrated in the spring of their final, usually third, year as the final day of school, before the start of the matriculation exams. Traditionally, the date of penkkarit is a Thursday in late or mid-February.

initiation ritual at European universities from the Middle Ages until the 18th century