In gun salutes in the navy an odd number of rounds are always fired, the firing of even numbers of rounds in former days being reserved for occasions of mourning.
Kudutyulo lwemipu kusenziwa ukhahlelo kumkhosi wasemanzini ngokwamani angumqakathi kwenziwa rhoqo, ukudutyulwa kwembumbulu ngokweminqakathi kwimihla yangoku kugcinelwa ukuzila kwamaxesha athile.