The line-crossing ceremony, also known as Crossing the Line, is an initiation rite in some English-speaking countries that commemorates a person's first crossing of the equator. #everyonefollowers | Manginsay L Allan
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The line-crossing ceremony’s history isn’t exactly family-friendly 😬 Some versions are “initiations” while others are closer to a baptism with water. Whatever version, there would be some person dressed up representing Neptune. You were considered an inexperienced sailor (pollywog) until you crossed the equator and became a shellback, and this tradition dates back to at least Captain Cook in the 1700s. “As you cross the imaginary line of the equator, an animated Neptune will come up out of the
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Boise walkin shop on Instagram: "The Shellback tattoo traces back to U.S. Navy tradition in the early 1900s, tied to the Line-Crossing Ceremony — an initiation ritual for sailors crossing the Equator for the first time. According to Navy folklore, King Neptune, god of the sea, “appears” to grant sailors the title of Shellback (or “Son of Neptune”) after they endure playful hazing rituals. If you have more info please add in comments🙏🏻 Those who passed received Shellback certificates — formal p
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