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MERCHANT MARINE CUSTOM
IN HONOR OF THE SEAMEN OF THE MERCHANT MARINE WHO ARE
LOST AT SEA, THERE IS A PLACE ON THE EASTERN SEA
COAST NEAR BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THE FAMILIES
OF THE LOST SEAMEN COME AND TOSS FLOWERS INTO THE SEA
AT LOW TIDE TO COMMEMORATE THEM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 01-16-1968