French Nudist Christmas Celebration -

As the holiday season approaches, the nudists of France are preparing their decorations. The trees will be trimmed, the vin chaud will be spiced, and the only thing missing from the celebrations will be the clothes.

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By stripping away the layers, participants say they are stripping away the stress. There is no agonizing over what to wear to the Christmas party; there is no competition for the most stylish outfit. The playing field is leveled. As the holiday season approaches, the nudists of

Gérard, a retired marine biologist with a chest as weathered as the oak beams above him, was carefully lowering a bûche de Noël —a Yule log cake—onto the main table. It was a masterpiece: chocolate ganache bark, meringue mushrooms, and a tiny, edible robin. He was completely naked, save for a pair of reading glasses perched on his nose and an apron reading "Chef Père Fouettard" that he’d tied around his waist as a joke. There is no agonizing over what to wear