Meet "Angel". Angel approached Jon about becoming his godparent. A custom that is done here in the mountains during the first year of university students. They ask the students to find someone to be their godparent and signify this by cutting their hair at a ceremony at the university. The students get points for their grade if done so.
Jon was not expecting the ceremony to be something like this. They lock the student in a stock aide and than ask the godparent if they are willing to accept the responsibility and then ask if they would pay to be the one to cut their hair. They than would auction off the opportunity to cut their hair to anyone else as well. Other students bid who wanted to get a chance to shave or give a ridiculous cut to the student. After the person pays the amount and cuts the students hair they than pour a bucket of nasty mix (of eggs, manure, and plants) down the long gray tubes from the third floor onto the students head.
Gary has told Jon that this is not what he went through for the times he was asked to be a godparent but that each university must do it differently.
Jon wins the bid.
Jon pays to cut his hair.
Jon is only given about 10 seconds to do the cutting but is very kind and does only a trim.
And even though his brother was trying hard to move the tube so that his brother would not get messy, he could not avoid "Angel" from getting the nasty mess dumped all over his head.
I was asked by Angel afterwards if our universities in the States had any similar customs. I responded that we have down some weird activities but none of which would be required for a better grade.
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