{"id":6446,"date":"2020-01-06T16:48:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=6446"},"modified":"2020-01-06T16:48:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:48:17","slug":"this-is-the-dutch-tradition-if-you-like-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/this-is-the-dutch-tradition-if-you-like-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is THE Dutch Tradition If You Like Cold!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Gelukkig nieuwjaar<\/em>, everybody! The\u00a0<em>jaarwisseling\u00a0<\/em>(turn of the year) marks an opportunity for many people to finally go get some of those\u00a0<em>goede voornemens\u00a0<\/em>(good resolutions) done! But for many Dutch people, it also means taking a\u00a0<em>moedige\u00a0<\/em>(courageous) step into cold water&#8230; Literally. Here&#8217;s all about a crazy cold Dutch tradition: the\u00a0<em>nieuwjaarsduik\u00a0<\/em>(New Year&#8217;s dip).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is this <em>nieuwjaarsduik<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Duizenden trotseren koude water voor nieuwjaarsduik | NU.nl\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hm1BC784vzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Every year on January 1, thousands of Dutch people with a taste for freezing cold water temperatures get out their bathing suits and make their way to the beach or the bank of another body of water. Once there, they gather with many others to run into it! Counting down from 10, everybody charges into the waves at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>While the idea is originally from Vancouver, Canada, where it has been organized ever since 1920 by the Polar Bear Swim Club, and therefore known as a polar bear plunge, the Dutch tradition is one of the largest in the world. While more than 200 are organised all across the Netherlands, the one on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/a-beach-celebrates-itself-scheveningen-is-200-years-old\/\"><em>strand\u00a0<\/em>(beach) of Scheveningen<\/a> is one of the most visited, with over 10,000\u00a0<em>deelnemers\u00a0<\/em>(participants).<\/p>\n<p>In the Netherlands, the first\u00a0<em>nieuwjaarsduik\u00a0<\/em>was organised in 1960 in Zandvoort. Five years later, the first one was organised in Scheveningen &#8211; with only seven swimmers!<\/p>\n<p>The first time that this was put on video was in 1962, which you can <a href=\"https:\/\/anderetijden.nl\/artikel\/2011\/Nieuwjaarsduik-sinds-1960\">see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Unoxmutsjes!<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6450\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nieuwjaarsduik#\/media\/Bestand:Nieuwjaarsduik.jpg\" aria-label=\"Nieuwjaarsduik Scheveningen Unox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6450\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The <em>Nieuwjaarsduik<\/em> in Scheveningen in 2010. Notice all the orange <em>Unoxmutsjes<\/em>! (Image by Alexander Fritze at Commons.wikimedia.org under license CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While polar bear plunges are held all across the world, the Dutch one is easily distinguished by the headwear &#8211; orange\u00a0<em>wintermutsen\u00a0<\/em>(winter hats) with the Dutch flag on the rim and a big Unox logo on the front. Unox is a Dutch\u00a0<em>worstenmaker\u00a0<\/em>(sausage producer), most famous for their\u00a0<em>rookworst\u00a0<\/em>(smoked sausage) that is a side for a traditional Dutch winter dish:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/food-with-alessia-6-stamppot-boerenkool-met-rookworst\/\"><em>stamppot boerenkool<\/em><\/a> (kale &#8220;mash pot&#8221;). So smart publicity on their end to get in on one of the biggest events in the winter, the most relevant season for their most important product!<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Unox made a video about the <em>nieuwjaarsduik<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"De geschiedenis van de Unox Nieuwjaarsduik\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xT5kIh_EOJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unox has been sponsoring the event since 1998. Since then, they have expanded their sponsorship to many other events in the Netherlands, and even abroad. You will also find the orange hats on the Dutch Caribbean islands, for example. For all locations, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unox.nl\/nieuwjaarsduik.html\">their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the<em> unoxmutsjes\u00a0<\/em>are fun and all, but they also serve as safety. If a\u00a0<em>mutsje\u00a0<\/em>is seen floating in the water, the\u00a0<em>reddingsdiensten\u00a0<\/em>(rescue services) have an indicator for a potential problem. That&#8217;s why people are advised to keep the hat on when they dip in.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What a great way to start the year! Have you participated in a nieuwjaarsduik, either in the Netherlands or another place in the world? What do you think of it? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox-350x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox-350x230.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Nieuwjaarsduik-Scheveningen-Unox.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Gelukkig nieuwjaar, everybody! The\u00a0jaarwisseling\u00a0(turn of the year) marks an opportunity for many people to finally go get some of those\u00a0goede voornemens\u00a0(good resolutions) done! But for many Dutch people, it also means taking a\u00a0moedige\u00a0(courageous) step into cold water&#8230; Literally. Here&#8217;s all about a crazy cold Dutch tradition: the\u00a0nieuwjaarsduik\u00a0(New Year&#8217;s dip). What is this nieuwjaarsduik? 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