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There are some 147 naturist/FKK societies in Germany that are part of the national Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur (German Association for Free Body Culture), with a further 14 affiliated societies in Kärnten, Austria, [14] along with a plethora of official beaches, and FKK zones in city parks. [15]
Naturist beach in Germany. Public nudity is not illegal in Germany but may be regulated by local authorities mostly because of safety and health issues, not morality. Apart from urban areas and public baths (some of which offer nude swimming days), nude bathing is common in Germany: unofficial clothing optional areas exist at most lakes and ...
Nude swimmers at Lake Senftenberg, East Germany, 1983. Mixed gender nude swimming in lakes, rivers and beaches following WWI was part of the social liberalization in the Weimar Republic. Some swimmers were part of the organized naturist movement, others sought only an escape from economic and political turmoil. Economic problems had eliminated ...
Freikörperkultur-inspired naturism is defined as an attitude and way of life by the International Naturist Federation as follows: [4]. The practice of communal nudity is an essential characteristic of naturism, making, as it does, the maximum use of the natural agents of sun, air, and water.
The spread of Western concepts of modest dress was part of colonialism, and continues today with globalization. Contemporary social norms regarding nudity reflect cultural ambiguity towards the body and sexuality, and differing conceptions of what constitutes public versus private spaces. Norms relating to nudity are different for men than they ...
“Even as challenging as it’s been and is, I am grateful for this journey and I wouldn’t trade this body for my 20-year-old body any day. Ever,” she concluded, signing off with “XO ...
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1933 (): Nazi edict bans many nudist organizations, but nudists reorganize as sports groups and are accepted, Germany. [27] 1934 (): Though full-body swimming attire is mandatory, men begin to appear bare-chested on crowded public beaches despite the threat of arrest, Long Island, New York. [28]