In Merville-Franceville, around twenty Frosty people braved the cold for the New Year's naturist bath

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For now, it's impossible to cheat with a combination! And anyone who swims knows that the most difficult thing is to soak the crotch… Not enough to cool down the twenty Frosty people who took part in the New Year's bath on the naturist beach of Merville-Franceville (Calvados), this Wednesday January 1, 2025.

« It started from a crazy bet 4 years agorecalls, before putting on his simplest outfit, Jean-Marie Lecoeur, president of Normandie Naturisme. At the beginning there were only 12 of us, but it's starting to become known. There are ads and posts on the forums. »

It must be said that in the naturist world, New Year's baths are more than rare. “It’s the only one in the northern half of France”recalls the president. So not all bathers are from Francevillais, far from it.

“A state of mind, a conviviality”

For beach regulars, “It’s also a way to hang up the wagon, to find oneself againsays Laurent Garnier, president of the local Plage Soleil et Naturisme association, because we don't swim between October and April. » Most of the participants in this bath are regulars members of the association, who already know each other well. The association also brought coffee and other pastries for after swimming.

According to him, naturism “it’s a state of mind, a conviviality. It's also a pleasure to be completely naked, there are no more barriers and judgment, everyone respects each other. » Still, with 2° in the air, 5° in the water and a very cool wind, “it's sure it's cold!Individually we wouldn't go. Fortunately there is the group effect.”

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