A JAPANESE LAUNCHING CUSTOM.
T*,-. •Tapanesß liavp a quaint launching custom. Wli^n a vessel is atoml* to take thn wtT, it iiji usual for a lano capo .full of hir'ls to Up linncc ov<*r the bow. and us the *-hir» i« launrhod this onf?o is opened, am 1 the..birds are ailowto fiv a.'<-av. Tlic-y. arc Supposed to hrinp "<rootl luck" to tlie ship on which they obtained their freedqm. -Tli"'hick'of the sevonth, son in provorWal. but often it, mainly consists of haviiia to wear tho cast-off clothing of the other six.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12765, 17 June 1911, Page 11 (Supplement)
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91A JAPANESE LAUNCHING CUSTOM. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12765, 17 June 1911, Page 11 (Supplement)
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