What Happens to a Sailor the First Time He Crosses the Equator?
Posted October 25th, 2007 by big
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Sailors making their first trip across the equator must take part in a special rowdy "first-crossing" ritual.
An older, more experienced sailor acts the part of Neptune, King of the Sea, and directs other sailors in ceremonially dunking each of the first crossers into the water.
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