temp: 7°C in water and air...the tradional bath on january 1st.

bbbbrrrrr... i wonder how they can resist... cool funny set :) ????? · 2011-01-03: 05:24

Shots 10 and 11 are classic!!!! Great post. danrav · 2011-01-03: 05:24

This is a very brave! great for the heart and circulatory system, but.....;)) excellent series, Max !! Davorka · 2011-01-03: 05:25

brrrrrrr - very brave indeed - great set - love the mobile phone addict :) cariad · 2011-01-03: 05:27

En effet, la tradition de crever d'une pneumonie mérite d'être préservée... Bonne année et beaucoup de chaleur, l'ami. revenant · 2011-01-03: 05:45

Oh my. Such a tradition! promise · 2011-01-03: 05:46

wooooow :)) vterezia · 2011-01-03: 06:51

Brrrr, great set! MarMeer · 2011-01-03: 06:58

brrrrr........great post :) agnes65 · 2011-01-03: 07:13

Wow, they are either very brave or very foolish people! busybee36 · 2011-01-03: 09:36

Great photo journalism of this traditional event! darfoster · 2011-01-03: 10:50

Une bien courageuse equipe ! Et Tomie n'a pas ete tente !? Avec mes bons voeux pour une heureuse Nouvelle Annee 2011 Christine carmitage · 2011-01-03: 12:12

Oh my, they have to be some crazy people!! jennye · 2011-01-03: 12:12

Le premier bain... et j'éspère que ça ne soit pas le dernier avec ces temperatures! Et Tomie continue amoureux!!! :)) Unchained · 2011-01-03: 12:19

Ah, oui ! il parait que cela se fait ! Je serai venue comme toi, photographier ! Brrrrrrr! La 4, la 7 et bien sûr,la dernière (Tomie, petit malin est rester à regarder !) josy63 · 2011-01-03: 14:45

Wow. Brave souls. I don't even think I removed my coat all day at work on Friday. ????? · 2011-01-03: 16:49

I don't understand...why do they do it? They have no bath or shower at home? Hehehe.... ;))) lookagain · 2011-01-03: 19:53

Haha! Great shots! They do the same thing here in the Atlantic Ocean. They call themselves the "Polar Bear Club." :) livelovelaugh · 2011-01-03: 22:20

Brrrr! wildduck · 2011-01-04: 04:22

cool!! very special, interesting and nice bath celebration......!! Truthfully, I couldn't do it! ????? · 2011-01-04: 08:43

Interestind tradition! In Russia such kind of bath celebration will be at night on the 19th of January in any frost. krasotulichka · 2011-01-04: 11:37

Excellent post Tomy!!! :) Nukee · 2011-01-04: 14:32

Très beau reportage. noptek · 2011-01-04: 14:39

There is a similar custom in Romania. It's a religious habit on January 6. Contesina · 2011-01-04: 15:22

:) very interesting custom!! miltonjacob · 2011-01-04: 17:53

excellent pics..... mrmeliska · 2011-01-04: 18:14

is it warm there? Shaparak · 2011-01-04: 22:36

Brrrrrrrrr! We call it the Polar Plunge! RayNvb · 2011-01-05: 02:06

wooow! exciting! piovi · 2011-01-05: 03:26

y'a que des bretons pour faire ca. Belle galerie de portrait gwena · 2011-01-05: 05:28

a tad bit crazy MARETKA88 · 2011-01-05: 12:25

here they do the same, but temperature is less than zero! they are a little crazy, but who is not crazy - we are too! gonia · 2011-01-05: 12:43

Great reportage, Tomie! JumiElla · 2011-01-06: 14:12

We do that here in Canada too and call it the Polar Bear Dip, ours is to raise $$ for charity, like the Food bank...Crazy! But for a good cause... kblakes · 2011-01-06: 14:20

May be the only bath they have all year! Could cause a heart attack...otherwise it would be exhilarating! Interesting post :-) NellyBly · 2011-01-06: 14:47

congratulations of fp. what a great post but crazy idea to swim in the cold, cold, cold water! love the two men. beth0110 · 2011-01-06: 20:48

Congratulations! I think the warm wine is the draw!! RayNvb · 2011-01-06: 21:23

Yay! Congratulations of FP!!! This makes me so happy! :))) livelovelaugh · 2011-01-06: 21:27

such brave souls! coloredlens · 2011-01-06: 21:30

THERE it is!!1! Congratulations on your wonderful (frigid) FP!!!!! Wooooo Hooooo! ????? · 2011-01-06: 21:48

faut pas etre etonne que les urgences des hopitaux bebordent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! photodeclair · 2011-01-06: 21:50

They must be crazy as Jen said. Congrats........ joycephotography · 2011-01-06: 21:56

YAY! Front page!!! Way to go Tomie :)) kblakes · 2011-01-06: 22:01

Congratulations Tomie!!!!! What a great start!!!! ????? · 2011-01-06: 22:12

Ha! The people with no bathtub got Tomie an FP!! Yay...congrats!!! Super, super post :)))) lookagain · 2011-01-06: 22:19

Congrats!! :-) NellyBly · 2011-01-06: 22:25

Ah, the "Polar Bear Plunge"! (That's what we call it!) Great captures, especially #9! Better to be the photographer than the participant! A WELL-deserved Featured Photo! djnana · 2011-01-06: 22:37

frankly happy I'm not there even as photographer cause seems very cold! anyway nice set and congrats on FP peace4kidss · 2011-01-06: 23:08

many congratulations on FP!! You deserved it!! Davorka · 2011-01-06: 23:13

Aw neat! Thumbs up! scribbles · 2011-01-06: 23:16

Congrats on the FP !! Nice Set !! Used to do something close to this !! cd catdad · 2011-01-06: 23:37

Congrats on the FP! darfoster · 2011-01-06: 23:44

oh, that is so dangerous!!!! okay, now that I've nagged these poor people who will never hear my warnings, GREAT post!! there is something about #7 I really love!! (btw, congrats!) urmysunshine · 2011-01-06: 23:57

Congratulations on FP!! Way too cold for this old woman! Nicely captured. karmankwarner · 2011-01-07: 00:11

Congratulations on FP anggrekfoto · 2011-01-07: 00:56

Congratulations on FP.! farideh · 2011-01-07: 01:11

beautiful set! And quite a fun ceremony. Congratulations! lyricalthoughts · 2011-01-07: 01:23

Brrr, doesn't look beach weather :-) Congrats on FP! jet28 · 2011-01-07: 01:48

Super série ! bien courageux tous ces nageurs !!! azimutbe · 2011-01-07: 02:08

Yikes, that does NOT look like fun! :-) Congratulations on the FP though!! DancingDolphin · 2011-01-07: 02:10

Congratulations on the FP:)) vterezia · 2011-01-07: 02:12

congratulations on fp. :) extralarge · 2011-01-07: 02:15

Just back to say congrats on FP! busybee36 · 2011-01-07: 02:26

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s on the FP! ????? · 2011-01-07: 02:26

Ah.. Isuddently recognized this shot! Many congrats to you!!!! promise · 2011-01-07: 02:34

Brilliant !! Congrats on FP, finbarr · 2011-01-07: 02:47

congratulations........! borogovoi · 2011-01-07: 03:21

Et le gagnant est... Félicitations amigo ! josy63 · 2011-01-07: 03:28

Pictures of a form of insanity! Wonderful post. Congratulations. SADHYA · 2011-01-07: 03:33

Congratulations on the FP, Tomie!!!!! jennye · 2011-01-07: 04:29

Ils sont fous ces bretons !!! félicitation pour toi Tomie ! maudlaurens · 2011-01-07: 04:35

Congratulationsssssssssssssss! krasotulichka · 2011-01-07: 04:59

Superb, Tomie! Congrats! pandka · 2011-01-07: 05:03

Congratulations Tomy on your FP. Very deserving!!!! danrav · 2011-01-07: 05:17

Bravo Maxi! Great congrats! Magnifique!Bravo! gonia · 2011-01-07: 06:16

warm congrats, max :-)) ????? · 2011-01-07: 06:34

Congrats on FP! I like 8 & 11 best. This seems to be quite a widespread craziness. Others also posted the event. ????? · 2011-01-07: 08:06

Maybe they are crazy :) Iringo · 2011-01-07: 08:16

Sooooo Cold!! No way!! Did you get in? Congrats on the fb and for sharing this great adventure! lifeisgood · 2011-01-07: 09:05

brave or crazy? don't know which but I'm in no rush to try it. Congrats on F.P. pcmcgarry · 2011-01-07: 09:49

Congratulations on your cold as ice featured photo! We have a "Polar Dip" here in Port Dover Ontario Canada every Jan 1st. Some years the ice is so high they need a ladder to get out.....brrrrrrrr Fantastic set! ArtBee · 2011-01-07: 10:16

A lot of wet-suits there, that's cheating but nice shots, I especially like #2. yellodog · 2011-01-07: 10:32

Bravo tomi ! Felicitation !! Sufod · 2011-01-07: 11:53

Ohhhhh Max, seulement maintenant j'ai ouvert le PC et la première chose que je vois est ton FP!!! Quelle joie!! Maintenant tu peux te baigner dans une mer de commentaires :))) Mes félicitations! Unchained · 2011-01-07: 13:02

I'm back to say: Congrats, Max! Contesina · 2011-01-07: 13:06

Congrats on FP... :)You deserved :) JaCkYe · 2011-01-07: 13:48

:D parja10 · 2011-01-07: 15:23

much congrats on FP !!!!!!!! agnes65 · 2011-01-07: 16:27

Bonne Année et Bravo Tomie pour la FP et Félicitations (depuis la Barbade où je suis). Je crois que certaines personnes sont un peu fêlées :))) ça doit être glacé grave !!!! en tout cas d'autres mettent la tenue de plongée, ce n'est pas un vrai bain ça :))) jendayee · 2011-01-07: 17:58

Much congrats on the FP, Tomie! smbunation · 2011-01-07: 18:09

Not me that is for sure. Congrats on FP. shellseeker · 2011-01-07: 18:32

Congrats on the FP! Fascinated by the continuation of a tradition that makes no sense at all! Would have loved some narration as to the background of this tradition. The comments section clearly shows that this tradition is in vogue in other countries too. Is this just some sort of bravado on the part of some. Or is there some logical explanation to it? Is it symbolic of 'washing away all the dirt/sins' of last year? Will someone clarify? Jothindra · 2011-01-07: 18:48

Nice, cute, very good, congrats, etc. safedreams · 2011-01-07: 19:16

La mieux, ça reste la 10 :D safedreams · 2011-01-07: 19:17

Burrr!! Great post especially #4 and #10. Congratulations on FP:))) nssco50 · 2011-01-07: 20:18

Woohoo, "cool" set!! Ryana · 2011-01-09: 06:51

love it my friend! and you decided not to swim? I'm glad, so you can take these shots :):) big congrats....and well deserved on FP! ????? · 2011-01-17: 09:24

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