Read more: The Loony Dook 2024 and six alternative eventsIt is one of many Loony Dooks which will take place in Scotland on New Year's Day, with events also being held in South Queensferry, Portobello, Kirkcaldy, St Andrews, Kinghorn, Helensburgh, Broughty Ferry and Dunbar. It's a New Year tradition which started in South Queensferry in the 1980s, when a group of friends suggested taking a dip for a Hogmanay hangover cure. In recent years, the South Queensferry Loony Dook was criticised for becoming too commercialised after organisers started charging a fee of up to £20 for a dook. The South Queensferry and Helensburgh events take place from 2pm on Monday, January 1. Crowds gather for the Loony Dook 2024 in Kinghorn, Fife (Image: Jane Barlow/ PA)An RNLI mascot at the Loony Dook 2024 in Kinghorn, Fife (Image: Jane Barlow/ PA)Crowds at the Loony Dook 2024 in Kinghorn, Fife (Image: -)Mermaids at the Loony Dook 2024 in Kinghorn, Fife (Image: PA)Crowds at the Loony Dook 2024 in Kinghorn, Fife (Image: Jane Barlow / PA)The Loony Dook 2024 in Kinghorn, Fife (Image: Jane Barlow / PA)

Source: The Herald January 01, 2024 22:02 UTC