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[[File:4.-Cabine-de-bains-hippomobile-Arcachon-©Archives-Municipales-dArcachon.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1. Bathing rolling machines, such as this, allowed bathers to be moved to the beach where they can then dive in, limiting their exposure and potentially seen as immodest by others.]]__NOTOC__
If you live near the sea, then summer also means going to the beach and having a swim or getting a tan. This seems so natural for many of us during warm summer days. However, the beach was not always seen as a destination to relax or enjoy one's time. Things we do today at the beach would be seen as immodest and offensive not long ago. The origins of going to the beach as part of summer or even a holiday are somewhat unexpected and took time to develop into its modern form.
