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The event derives from a Northern European tradition and was exported to South Boston in 1901. Dina Rudick / Globe Staff

    Photos: The polar plunge

    The crowd chanted "it's not that cold" before racing into the water at Dorchester Bay for the annual L Street Brownies Polar Bear Swim.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013

    Participants take the frigid plunge for fun and to raise money for a variety of causes.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013

    The swim is sponsored by the City of Boston, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Curley Community Center, and the L Street Brownies.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013

    Creative outfits were plentiful at the plunge.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013

    Some swimmers wore more covering than others.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013

    The water temperature was just over 40 degrees.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013

    The event derives from a Northern European tradition and was exported to South Boston in 1901.
    Dina Rudick / Globe Staff | January 1, 2013