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Students at Scotland’s oldest university covered each other with foam and gave their mentors a pound of raisins today - in a bizarre tradition.
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.
Raisin Weekend is traditionally a time for ‘parents and children’ to bond, meet new people and have some quirky fun.
Raisin Monday, held this year on 16 October, involved 'parents' dressing up their academic children and having a foam fight across the historic lower college lawn.
A statement from the University of St. Andrews student union said, “Raisin Weekend is one of the biggest traditions in St Andrews, so called because children traditionally gave their academic parents a pound of raisins as a thank you for welcoming them to the town.
