Hundreds collected in Rome to look at the normal Tiber River New Year’s plunge on Sunday, with one veteran diver dedicating his dive to the past due Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Following the real Roman custom, 4 Italian divers jumped into the river from the 15-metre-high bridge to welcome within the New Year.
One of the divers was once Maurizio Palmulli, 70, who plunged into the water for the thirty fifth yr in a row as crowds of bystanders watched.
“We are diving just to keep this Roman tradition alive. Here there is neither politics nor money. I am happy to see many children because they are the ones who will continue this nice tradition,” he mentioned.
In Berlin, individuals of the Berliner Seals swimming membership braced the chilly waters of the capital’s Lake Orankesee.
The annual New Year’s Day dip was once milder than earlier years, with outdoor temperatures of 16 levels and water temperatures of 6.6 levels.
Members donned fancy get dressed outfits to make the leap and mirrored on their targets for the brand new yr.
“With the community here it’s a lot of fun. When you leave the water after swimming you have a feeling that your happiness hormones are flowing,” Berliner Seals member Ursula Schwarz said.
“And I have been involved now for so long. This is my 37th year and something would just be missing if I couldn’t go swimming on a Sunday.”
While within the Netherlands, thrill seekers blew off their cobwebs and dipped into the icy chilly North Sea as a part of a New Year’s Day custom within the seashore the town of Scheveningen.
The New Year’s Dive, as it is identified, has grown into an enormous tournament, and is backed via Dutch meals corporate Unox, well-known for its sausages.
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