Each spring, boating enthusiasts in Annapolis, Maryland participate in an unusual ritual to welcome the return of warmer weather – they ceremonially burn their socks. This quirky annual tradition serves as the unofficial launch of the Chesapeake Bay’s sailing season.
The springtime ceremony brings together the maritime community as they bid farewell to the cold winter months by sacrificing their footwear in a celebratory bonfire, signaling their readiness to return to the waters of the Chesapeake.
