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The Spirt Splash Incident

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A cultural artifact would be the prized rubber ducky from the Spirt Splash event. The characteristics of this yellow bath toy was that it resembled the looks of a typical hippie, by having a peace sign necklace, hippie glasses, long hair, a rainbow bandana, and a blue cloth around its neck. The cultural significance that this object has is that it symbolizes the annual pastime UCF has as a whole community, by gathering around together at the Reflection Pond. For some people, the rubber ducks have sentimental value, while others have spawned a market for selling the ducks at atrocious prices, selling up to 50 times its actual cost. The fact that they are given out in limited quantities every year encourages students to come out and enjoy Homecoming
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