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There is a tradition associated with sailors that those who
cross the equator for the first time on their cruise must go
through a variety of tasks on board the ship by sailors who are
veterans of the crossing in order to say that they are an able
bodied seaman.
Where learned: CALIFORNIA ; San Jose
Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F535 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Initiation rite Hazing |