🌊💪🤔 Did you know about the tradition of nine baths in September?
According to an old tradition from northern Spain, taking nine sea baths in September, with nine waves, is believed to help keep colds away throughout the year. Whether you believe the tradition or simply enjoy a refreshing swim, September can be a wonderful time for sea bathing, when air and sea temperatures can feel pleasantly balanced.
🏊♀️✨ The tradition says that during the ninth month of the year, you should enjoy nine sea baths, with nine waves, on nine different days — whatever the weather!
👵💙 Grandma Sita’s tips
- 🌊 Enjoy the sea mindfully. Sea bathing can be an invigorating experience and a wonderful way to connect with nature.
- 💧 Listen to your body. Sea water is generally cooler than body temperature, so take your time and avoid staying in the water if you feel too cold.
- 🍂 Welcome the change of season. September is a beautiful moment to enjoy the coast before autumn fully arrives.
- ♻️ Leave only footprints behind. Reduce, reuse and recycle the things you take to the beach. Avoid single-use items and always take your rubbish home with you to help keep our beaches and oceans clean.
🤔 Did you know?
The tradition of nine baths in September is a long-standing coastal custom in northern Spain, particularly documented in coastal communities across Galicia and Asturias. According to popular belief, taking nine baths in the sea during September, traditionally involving nine waves, was thought to help keep colds away throughout the year.
💚 Grandma Sita says…
Traditions connect us with nature, our surroundings and the generations before us. So this September, if you are lucky enough to be by the sea, why not take a refreshing dip — and remember to look after the coast that gives us so much?
🌊 Enjoy the sea. Respect nature. Leave no waste behind.