03:44Redheads from all over the world flocked to the Dutch city of Tilburg for the 17th annual 'Redhead Days Festival', as seen in footage filmed on Sunday.
The festival's highlights included the iconic 'group photo' session, where participants posed to mark the occasion, and a variety of activities designed to celebrate the unique beauty of auburn hair.
Participants enjoyed a multitude of events, including musical performances, masterclasses, and specialized hair styling sessions, all tailored to enhance the redhead experience.
‘Redheaded people are special people. And my mother always tells me that, because I have a niece, she's also redhead, and we have a real personality, different than other children,’ said Monique, a festival participant.
The festival brings together people from up to 80 countries each year.
‘We are all different but we have a strong connection with people with red hair, I'm looking around and I'm walking or I'm giving gymnastics exercises and then if there is someone with red hair, there's also a very easy connection, If I look to someone and we look each other in the eyes, then we feel the connection between us,’ said another participant.
It all began in 2005 when Dutch artist Bart Rouwenhorst was looking for 15 red-headed models for a painting. The hair colour is very rare in the country, although when 150 turned up to audition, he decided to make the get-together an annual event.
'We feel the connection!' - Redheads of the world unite for annual Tilburg festival
Redheads from all over the world flocked to the Dutch city of Tilburg for the 17th annual 'Redhead Days Festival', as seen in footage filmed on Sunday.
The festival's highlights included the iconic 'group photo' session, where participants posed to mark the occasion, and a variety of activities designed to celebrate the unique beauty of auburn hair.
Participants enjoyed a multitude of events, including musical performances, masterclasses, and specialized hair styling sessions, all tailored to enhance the redhead experience.
‘Redheaded people are special people. And my mother always tells me that, because I have a niece, she's also redhead, and we have a real personality, different than other children,’ said Monique, a festival participant.
The festival brings together people from up to 80 countries each year.
‘We are all different but we have a strong connection with people with red hair, I'm looking around and I'm walking or I'm giving gymnastics exercises and then if there is someone with red hair, there's also a very easy connection, If I look to someone and we look each other in the eyes, then we feel the connection between us,’ said another participant.
It all began in 2005 when Dutch artist Bart Rouwenhorst was looking for 15 red-headed models for a painting. The hair colour is very rare in the country, although when 150 turned up to audition, he decided to make the get-together an annual event.
Redheads from all over the world flocked to the Dutch city of Tilburg for the 17th annual 'Redhead Days Festival', as seen in footage filmed on Sunday.
The festival's highlights included the iconic 'group photo' session, where participants posed to mark the occasion, and a variety of activities designed to celebrate the unique beauty of auburn hair.
Participants enjoyed a multitude of events, including musical performances, masterclasses, and specialized hair styling sessions, all tailored to enhance the redhead experience.
‘Redheaded people are special people. And my mother always tells me that, because I have a niece, she's also redhead, and we have a real personality, different than other children,’ said Monique, a festival participant.
The festival brings together people from up to 80 countries each year.
‘We are all different but we have a strong connection with people with red hair, I'm looking around and I'm walking or I'm giving gymnastics exercises and then if there is someone with red hair, there's also a very easy connection, If I look to someone and we look each other in the eyes, then we feel the connection between us,’ said another participant.
It all began in 2005 when Dutch artist Bart Rouwenhorst was looking for 15 red-headed models for a painting. The hair colour is very rare in the country, although when 150 turned up to audition, he decided to make the get-together an annual event.