Editing Salt Line Ceremony

[[File:Salt Line Ceremony.jpg|thumb|200px|''Pegasus'' on the left; ''Galactica'' on the right]]

The '''Salt Line Ceremony''' is a [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial military]] ceremony, typically taking place before the start of a major battle.  A line of table salt is placed on the ground between two rows of personnel to be deployed in combat.  A [[Sacred Scrolls|passage of scripture]] is read, and the two rows converge, spreading the salt line with their feet.    

Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson]] conducts this ceremony on ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''{{'|s}} [[hangar deck]] prior to the [[Battle of New Caprica]].

The ceremony ends with an embrace by ''Galactica'' and ''{{RDM|Pegasus}}'' crew members, who realize the extreme danger of their mission, knowing that some of them may never return {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}.

== Notes ==

*It is a common superstition in many cultures that salt - in lines, circles or thrown over the shoulder - wards off evil spirits. On their website the [http://www.mortonsalt.com/saltfacts/salt_history.htm Morton Salt Company] gives and overview of salt's role in religious rituals of purification in real-world Earth history. 
*Racetrack uses [[Aerilon]] Crystal table salt for the ceremony.

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