Redhead Day: Dutch city welcomes thousands of ginger people in annual festival

Monday 08 September 2014 10:46 BST

People with red hair enjoy themselves during the Redhead Day in Breda

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A large group of people painted a Dutch city red at the annual Redhead Day– thanks to the congregation of some of the world’s (apparently) diminishing population of gingers.

As many as 5,000 redheads from around the globe descended on the city of Breda for a three-day festival celebrating the genetic trait.

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