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[[ | [[Image:Salt Line Ceremony.jpg|thumb|200px|''Pegasus'' on the left; ''Galactica'' on the right]] | ||
The '''Salt Line Ceremony''' is a [[Colonial Fleet | The '''Salt Line Ceremony''' is a [[Colonial Fleet|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 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 ( | Lieutenant [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret Edmondson]] conducts this ceremony on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'''s hangar deck prior to the rescue mission for the humans remaining under [[Cylon]] occupation on [[New Caprica]]. The ceremony ends with an embrace by ''Galactica'' and ''[[Pegasus]]'' crew members, who know that they might never see each other again ([[Exodus, Part I]]). | ||
The ceremony ends with an embrace by ''Galactica'' and '' | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | *Circles of salt are used in certain pagan rituals to fend of many kinds of spirits. Breaking the line of salt is thus a symbol of tearing down a protective barrier. | ||
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