Hundreds of people gather here on New Year, take a dip in the icy water! What is the reason for this strange tradition?

In a season when people shy away from even taking a bath, people take a dip in icy water! You must have been surprised to hear this, but there is a place in Canada, where hundreds of people gather every year at the beginning of the New Year and become a part of a strange tradition (People take dip in cold water weird tradition). These people come to this place and take a dip in the icy water. You may also know what problems can arise from bathing in ice cold water. Then why do people become a part of such a strange tradition and when did it start? Let us tell you.

Let us tell you that the tradition of taking this dip is called ‘Polar Bear Dip’. It is organized every year on January 1 in Lake Ontario, Oakville city of Canada. This tradition is not very old. It has been 39 years and on January 1, 2025, this tradition will complete 40 years. One for this tradition website Has also been created, on which people can register. The registration charge is 20 dollars (about Rs 1600).

The tradition started 40 years ago
This program also includes live music, food and drinks, dancing and singing. But the question arises that how did this practice start? Courage Polar Bear Dip was started on January 1, 1985. A woman named Gaye Courage asked her two sons Todd and Trent to take an early bath on the first day of the New Year. But he was not going. Then she challenged the boys to go and take a dip in the lake in this season, which would wake them up and she would consider them brave. Now if children are given a challenge, they take it up with fun. Both the boys along with some of their friends accepted this challenge and jumped into the icy water.

Brothers started a campaign for clean water
This tradition started from there itself. Next year many other people gathered there and gradually the number of people started increasing. When the brothers realized that many people had started coming there, they thought of connecting this tradition with a good cause. Then in 1995, in collaboration with World Vision Canada, he created a fund for the provision of clean water for developing countries. Now every year, along with the registration that takes place here, some contribution is also asked from the people. It is put in the fund. Since then, around Rs 11 crore has been collected.

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