St Andrews students trade raisins for foam in ancient ritual

Students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland recently continued a 600-year-old tradition of acknowledging mentors, but now with shaving foam instead of raisins.

For centuries, first-year students gave older students a pound of raisins as thanks for guidance. However, in recent decades, the university community has replaced this gift with a large-scale foam fight on the St Salvator’s lower college lawn. Students dressed in costumes like Smurfs and bananas participated in the annual event.