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Borkum
Borkum (German pronunciation:; East Frisian Low Saxon: Börkum) is an island and a town in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It is situated in the Wadden Sea, to the east of Rottumeroog and west of Juist. In 2025 a tradition where boys would chase girls to beat their buttocks each 5 December was discontinued.