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VOICE-OVER:
GINGERS UNITE!
THOUSANDS OF RED-HEADS – OF ALL SHADES AND SIZES – CONVERGED ON BREDA, IN THE NETHERLANDS, FOR THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL RED-HEAD FESTIVAL…
SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Snyder, Festival visitor from the U.S.: “Normally there’s no way for me to get lost in a crowd//so it’s kind of a special feeling, it’s very unique.”
THE FESTIVAL HAS GROWN IN POPULARITY SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2005… ATTRACTING FLAME-HAIRED FOLKS FROM DOZENS OF COUNTRIES …
FOR A WEEKEND OF BONDING, SOCIALIZING, AND EVEN SPEED DATING. AFTER ALL, REDHEADS ARE A DECLINING BREED… THOUGHT TO MAKE UP LESS THAN TWO PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION.
SOUNDBITE (English) Louisa Morgan, Festival visitor from the UK: “I was originally a bit disappointed, I didn’t want her to have red hair but, I don’t know – a lot of people know her by it and same with me, so I guess I should appreciate it.”
AN ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT SAYS THE ‘REDHEAD DAYS’ IN BREDA DON’T JUST CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF RED HAIR…
THEY CELEBRATE THE HUMAN SPIRIT, HELPING RED-HEADED STRANGERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FEEL LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY.
(waves and cheers)
HANNAH BUCHDAHL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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