Line-crossing ceremony
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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. The tradition may have
The line-crossing ceremony aboard the French frigate Méduse on 1 July 1816
Neptune and his entourage during a Polish line-crossing ceremony (Chrzest równikowy)
Line-crossing ceremony on Empress of Australia, August 1941
Shellback certificate awarded to Charles Cameron, aboard USS Utah, commemorating his first crossing of the equator, December 1, 1928. This is typical of certificates awarded in the pre-World War II period.
Hazing
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Hazing, initiation, beasting, bastardisation, ragging, or deposition, is an act that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers a person, regardless of their willingness to participate, the enduring o
Line-crossing ceremony
…are also performed in the merchant navy and aboard sail training ships. Throughout history, line-crossing ceremonies have sometimes become dangerous hazing rituals. Most modern navies have instituted regulations that prohibit physical attacks on sailors undergoing the line-crossing ceremony. In 1995, a notorious…
Hazing of a French Army pilot in 1997 after he completed 1,000 flight hours
Paddling depicted on 1922 cover of College Humor magazine.
The Okipa ceremony of the Mandan people as witnessed by George Catlin, c. 1832
Tied and blindfolded first-year students from Universidad de Talca, Chile