{"id":6209,"date":"2025-09-01T01:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/thousands-of-redheads-gather-for-worlds-largest-festival\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T01:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T01:05:45","slug":"thousands-of-redheads-gather-for-worlds-largest-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/thousands-of-redheads-gather-for-worlds-largest-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of redheads gather for world\u2019s largest festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Women pose during the Redhead Days Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, August 25, 2024. — Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

No longer defined by the teasing of their childhood, thousands of red-haired people came together this weekend in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg, celebrating their biggest festival as one big family.<\/p>\n

The festival, known as “Roodharigendag” or Redhead Day, was launched 20 years ago and now draws participants from more than 80 countries for three days of events.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been here for 15 years now, and I first got here just to see what it would be like to not stand out in a crowd,” said Luna Bakker, 29, a social worker.<\/p>\n

“And then I met all these amazing people, and now it just feels like a family. And we get together each year.”<\/p>\n

Several festival-goers told AFP<\/em> they had suffered harassment or discrimination in the past because of their red hair.<\/p>\n

“I´ve been bullied a fair amount in my life,” said Liam, a 24-year-old truck driver who preferred not to give his last name.<\/p>\n

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“So I feel it. I think it´s made me stronger personally over all, but it’s definitely not a nice experience sometimes.”<\/p>\n

Daniel Smith, 37, travelled from the United States.<\/p>\n

“Oh, I got bullied a lot when I was a kid,” he told AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“We tend to get with a lot when we’re kids. But as you get older, everybody is like oh, your hair is so beautiful, and you’re so pretty.”<\/p>\n

The event began in 2005 when Dutch amateur painter Bart Rouwenhorst, who is himself blond, placed an ad in the Brabants Dagblad newspaper seeking 15 red-haired models.<\/p>\n

To his surprise, he received about 150 replies and suggested the volunteers pose for a group photograph. Rouwenhorst is now the festival’s director.<\/p>\n

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The photo has since become an annual tradition, and remains the only part of the festival restricted to natural redheads.<\/p>\n

The wider programme is open to all and includes yoga classes, makeup sessions and photo shoots.<\/p>\n

According to the organisers, past participants have ranged from two weeks to 85 years of age.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Women pose during the Redhead Days Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, August 25, 2024. — Reuters No longer defined by the teasing of their childhood, thousands of red-haired people came together this weekend in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg, celebrating their biggest festival as one big family. The festival, known as “Roodharigendag” or Redhead Day,…<\/p>\n

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