Students at The University of St Andrews cover one another in shaving foam in a long-standing tradition where they give their mentors a 'pound of raisins' as a thank you.
Students at St Andrews dress up and cover each other in foam. It stems from a tradition where first years give their mentors a 'pound of raisins'This is the moment students at Scotland's oldest university cover one another in shaving foam in a long-standing tradition where they give their mentors a 'pound of raisins' as a thank you.
The celebrations are believed to date back to when the university was founded in 1413. Nowadays, the raisin gift is more likely to be a bottle of wine. The University of St Andrews has a long-standing tradition of 'academic parents' - older students who have 'children' to look after and mentor throughout their first year
In modern times the tradition is to provide freshers with something difficult or embarrassing to carry – anything from a piece of fruit to a grand piano. The celebrations are believed to date back to when the university was founded in 1413. Nowadays, the raisin gift is more likely to be a bottle of wine
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