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10,000 Crazy People + Freezing Ocean on New Year's Day in Holland

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The New Year's Dive is an annual Dutch tradition (Nieuwjaarsduik) where the largest dive is being held on Scheveningen Beach in Holland.

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After an insane New Year's party at TikTak NYE (Silverdome) we decided to go to the beach to join the festivities, only problem; we'll went to bed at 6:30am and woke up with a huge hangover at 10:00am.

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I couldn't believe how could it was, the sand and sea were absolutely freezing.

new year's dive (nieuwjaarsduik) at the Scheveningen Beach - Holland in Scheveningen, Netherlands new year's dive (nieuwjaarsduik) at the Scheveningen Beach - Holland

Surprisingly there were even a few foreigners joining the festivities, including a Canadian with a giant flag representing the country.

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The best part was the delicious Dutch pea soup called 'Snert' after the event, the only set backs were the lineups.

taking the Canadian for a boat ride in Scheveningen, Netherlands taking the Canadian for a boat ride

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