Six Bathing Rituals and Traditions from Around the World
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4. Thalassotherapy, France
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France also has a unique and traditional bathing ritual, namely Thalassotherapy. Thalassotherapy is therapeutic for seawater, and marine products such as seaweed, algae, and sea mud. That said, this therapy is believed to be able to improve fitness, health, and wellness.
The word Thalassotherapy comes from the Greek word Thalassa which means sea and therapy which means to treat. This bath ritual also a therapeutic medium was created by Dr. Jacques de la Bonnardiere in the 1860s.
5. Ice Bath, England
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England has a traditional bathing ritual that is quite extreme, namely the ice bath. This ice bath tradition is done to test your guts in welcoming the new year.
About 2,000 people in Saundersfoot, Wales, England braved the cold water and bathed together in only light bathing suits. Ice bathing to welcome the new year has a very noble purpose, namely raising humanitarian funds for a swimming charity event.
6. Kumbh Mela, India
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Kumbh Mela is one of the bathing rituals and traditions originating from India. Kumbh Mela is a Hindu religious festival that involves four times for 12 years.
In celebrating it, there is a process of soaking in three rivers in the Allahabad region, North India, namely the Ganges River, Yamuna River, and Saraswati River.
This tradition is usually followed by more than 55 million Hindus in India and lasts for more than a month. The tradition of bathing in this river consists of six stages that must be followed, namely Makar Sankranti, Paush Purnima, Mauni Amavasya, Basant Panchami, Maghi Purnima, and Mahashivrati.
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