ship christening
Bottle-smashing boat ceremony
Ship christening is the ceremony performed when a new vessel is officially named and launched, traditionally involving breaking a bottle of champagne against the hull.
The ritual dates back centuries and carries superstitious weight—sailors have long considered it bad luck to skip the christening or for the bottle to fail to break.
The person chosen to christen a ship, often called the sponsor, is typically a woman of prominence or someone with a meaningful connection to the vessel's purpose or namesake.
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