Neptune's Ceremony on board the SS El Nil | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Neptune's Ceremony on board the SS El Nil

January 20, 1942

The King Neptune Ceremony was a ritual done on the ship for all newcomers upon crossing the Equator, which involved being blindfolded and having a bucket of water dumped on the person, or a similar prank.

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Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs

Arthur Howe, Jr. Collection, 1914-2014 Series 1: World War II, 1940-2009 (bulk 1940-1945) Subseries 1B: Photographs, 1941-1943 Box 4-5 Group 2: Journey to the Middle East and North Africa

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