Students from the University of Saint Andrews participate in the traditional Raisin Monday celebrations in Saint Andrews, Scotland. The tradition dates back to the early days of the university, when new students would give senior students a pound of raisins to show their gratitude for their help in adapting to university life. The students in exchange receive a receipt written in Latin. Failure to produce such a receipt could result in a dousing in the local fountain. Nowadays, the raisins have been replaced with a bottle of wine and the dousing with foam. |
