Carolyn, you just returned me almost 2 years ago when I began my last year at First English language highschool. Actually the carrots are being thrown as a tradition and everybody knows about it except the 8th graders or the so called "the new" (novite) in Bulgarian. I remember when we stepped into our first class, a bunch of boys were trying to get into our classroom and throw a large sack of carrots upon us. Luckily the door jammed at the right moment and they were unable to get in.