THE SOULS OF SHIPS
The belief that a ship is tho possessor of a soul is common among the seafarI ers of many nations, but hitherto many have, not been aware of the extent to which it is held in Japan. There the prosaic business of shipping would appear to be. relieved to a surprising extent by this endowment, of vessels with an ego of their own, which, moreover, is believed to survive the “death’’ of the ship, exactly as in the case of human beings. The ceremonies referred to took place in Osaka last December, and they consisted of a meeting of members of the »Shipbmakers’ Guild for the purpose of offering prayers, according te Buddhist, rites, for the souls of steam" ers broken up in their yards since 1923, and also for tho souls of 10 workmen who were accidentally killed in the course of their duties. Old as the belief in the existence of the soul of a ship is in Japan, this was the first ceremony of its kind ever held in that country.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 149, 26 June 1931, Page 3
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