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The beach party is a summertime celebration hosted at sunny, scenic locales throughout the world. Furthermore, few festivities have such a long and rich history as this frolicking waterside festivity.
Some could argue that the first beach parties were celebrated in prehistoric times, tribes such as the Paleo-Indians always sought habitat near the water; so it could be expected that they conducted their tribal celebrations in beachfront areas.
Of course, the beach party reached its true prominence in the 1950s and ‘60s, when beach party movies like “Beach Blanket Bingo” were all the rage. Films starring teen idols such as Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon and Connie Stevens showed the clean, sunny side of the beach party; a festivity that involved swimming, singing, dancing, sunbathing and innocent flirting. Real-life beach parties of that time probably had a similar flavor, but sans the well-choreographed dance numbers!
From the 1970s through today, college kids on spring break have typically adapted an edgier style of beach festivity at hot spots like Daytona and Ft. Lauderdale, one that may involve the consumption of alcoholic beverages and the wearing of skimpy swimsuits. At the opposite end of the spectrum, families and school groups also take to the beach for kid-friendly swim sessions and barbecues; families at these beach parties entertain themselves by playing Marco Polo and other water games, building sand castles, and burying each other in the sand.
While the character and location of beach parties vary greatly, this type of festivity always guarantees fun under the sun. Plan a beach party today!
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