March Of The Blondes In Latvia

Scene from last week's Blonde Parade in Latvia

Some 1,000 blondes marched down the main street of Riga, Latvia last Sunday in the country’s first “Blonde Parade” under the motto, “Make the World a Brighter Place.”

“People need positive emotions, especially in hard times,” said Marika Gederte, the head of the Latvian Blondes Association. “We held this event for the first time and will make it a tradition and hold it annually at the end of May.”

The former Soviet-Occupied nation has been the hardest hit of all European Union members by the world-wide economic collapse. Its government collapsed last February after a wave of street protests against a planned increase in Value-Added Taxes (VAT) and other unpopular measures to curb the economic demise.

International financial organizations are due to grant Latvia 7.5 billion euros in a rescue package before 2011.

The parade was followed by a ball and competition to find the best “blonde lawyer,” “blonde journalist,” and others.

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