Red heads rule during ginger festival

There wasn't a blonde or brunette in sight in the Dutch city of Breda as locals celebrated the fifth annual red-hair day, reports The Australian.

Despite being the butt of many jokes, the town celebrated being ginger as thousands from around the world gathered for the two-day festival.

The event featured individual photoshoots, a fashion show, lectures about ginger hair and music. The main criteria of attending the free two-day festival is that you have natural red hair.

The festival was created in 2005 when Dutch painter Bart Rouwenhorst advertised for 15 redhead models and received 150 replies.

Last year saw more than 4000 red heads attend.