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The Dies Infaustus, on which old seamen were desirous of not getting under weigh, as ill-omened. [6] (Dies Infaustus means "unlucky day". [7]) This superstition is the root of the well-known urban legend of HMS Friday. Sailors are often reluctant to set sail on Candlemas Day, believing that any voyage begun then will end in disaster.
The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite in some English-speaking countries that commemorates a person's first crossing of the Equator. [1] The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a "folly" sanctioned as a boost to morale, [2] or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long ...
The surface of the ways is greased. (Tallow and whale oil were used as grease in sailing ship days.) [4] A pair of sliding ways is placed on top, under the hull, and a launch cradle with bow and stern poppets is erected on these sliding ways. The weight of the hull is then transferred from the build cribbing onto the launch cradle.
The coin ceremony is an event which takes place at the keel laying, in the early stages of a ship's construction.In it, the shipbuilders place one or two coins under the keel block of the new ship to bless the ship and as a symbol of good fortune.
The terms, nāvā dvīpāntaragamanam (Sanskrit for sailing to other lands by ships) and samudrasaṁyānam (maritime travel) appear in the work. The Maritime history of Kalinga (now Odisha ) is an important highlight of the traditions of Indian maritime history as it was influential in establishing trading links with Southeast Asia along the ...
Archaeologists unearthed horns from cattle, gazelle and goats inside the chamber.
Commissioned ships and submarines wear the White Ensign at the stern whilst alongside during daylight hours and at the main-mast whilst under way. When alongside, the Union Jack is flown from the jackstaff at the bow, but can be flown under way on only special circumstances, i.e. when dressed with masthead flags (when it is flown at the jackstaff), to signal a court-martial is in progress ...
Deep in an Australian cave, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that an Aboriginal ritual may have been passed down 500 generations and survived 12,000 years. 12,000-year-old ritual passed down ...