Nude community
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- For the book The Nudist Colony, see Sarah May, for the natural formation, see Wind Cave National Park
A nudist colony is a group of nudists who choose to live together on a permanent basis for the purpose of eschewing clothing. The term was popular in the early half of the twentieth century, but has now lost favor amongst most nudists who prefer terms such as Naturist (Family) Parks, Resorts or Clubs. Common activities in nudist clubs include swimming and tennis or miniten.
A nudist colony plays an important role in the Inspector Clouseau film A Shot in the Dark.
A related concept is a nudist village such as the nudist part of Cap d'Agde, where part of the people are permanent residents.
A few isolated societies have retained from ancient times a customary life with little or no clothing. They are mostly in the Amazon basin, sub-Saharan Africa, and New Guinea. These few peoples still manage to avoid ongoing efforts to force them to cover themselves, with or without further cultural assimilation.
[edit] List of nudist colonies
- In an article called American Nudist: Living the naked life in California’s desert, GoNOMAD.com editor, Max Hartshorne, describes his visit to a nudist village.
- Metherell Towers, Devon, UK
- Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, California (1935-1936)
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