With the end of the year quickly approaching, some Scots will already be looking at holiday dates for 2023.
19.10.2022 - 01:37 / msn.com
Students at St Andrews braved the grey autumn skies of Scotland to celebrate 'Raisin Monday', a tradition in which first year students take part in a mass foam fight. The convention in different forms dates back to the early days of the university, which was founded in 1614. New arrivals would give senior students a pound of raisins to thank them for their help in adapting to university life, in exchange for a receipt written in Latin.
Failure to produce the raisins could result in them being doused in a fountain. Nowadays, the gift is a bottle of wine, and the dousing has been replaced by a foam fight. Students taking part in the festivities this year donated items to a collection for the Storehouse foodbank in St Andrews.
'Raisin Monday' is part of a tradition at the university in which older students 'adopt' first year arrivals as their 'children' to help guide them through the first weeks of university life. Across 'Raisin Weekend', older students entertain their 'children' and encourage them to play pranks and silly games. This includes a shaving foam fight on Lower College lawn, for which the first year students dress up in flamboyant costumes.
After the foam fight, Professor Lorna Milne, deputy principal of the university, joined in by hosing the suds off the students. Sign up to the Front Page newsletter for free: Your essential guide to the day's agenda from The Telegraph - direct to your inbox seven days a week.
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