Today (Saturday, 13 April 2013) from 1-5 PM at the Navy Memorial in Washington D.C. Don't miss it.
The Navy Memorial
celebrates its annual “Blessing of the Fleets” ceremony. Passed down
through generations of sailors and navies around the world, the
centuries-old ceremony is intended to safeguard crews and ships from the
danger of the seas through a traditional blessing given by a clergyman
at the water’s edge.
As a tribute to our nation’s rich maritime
heritage and the men and women who have contributed to its growth and
success, the Navy Memorial hosts its annual Blessing of the Fleets
ceremony each spring. The event is free and open to the public.
The
ceremony’s highlight occurs when sailors from the US Navy’s Ceremonial
Guard proceed across the Memorial Plaza’s “granite sea” to pour water
from the Seven Seas and the Great Lakes into the surrounding fountains
“charging” them to life and ushering in the spring season.
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