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It might seem like a counterintuitive time to talk about beaches, in the middle of a long, very cold winter.

But in these times of COVID, beaches are one of the few places in Denmark you are currently allowed to meet up with family and friends.

Beaches, parks, frozen-over lakes: these are the big social meeting points at time when caf\\xe9s, restaurants, bars, shops, gyms, schools, theaters, museums, places of worship, and hairdressers, barbers, and nail salons are all closed.\\xa0

But getting a small group together outdoors is still allowed, and the beach can still be a nice place to be \\u2013 even if you have to put up with sand\\u2019s that frozen solid, slippery rocks, and bitter, bitter wind off the icy cold water.