« on: May 29, 2011, 03:27:05 PM »
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'March of the Blondes' aims to cheer slump-weary Latvia
– Sat May 28, 2:59 pm ET
RIGA (AFP) – Decked out in pink, hundreds of blondes marched through the streets of the Latvian capital Riga Saturday in a rally started to lift the Baltic state's spirits in a deep slump.
"We have more than 500 participants registered, including a 15-member team from New Zealand, seven ladies from Finland and Italy and 32 from Lithuania,¨ said Marika Gederte, head of the Latvian Association of Blondes.
The brainchild of like-minded local blondes, the parade began in 2009, the year the economy of this ex-Soviet nation of 2.2 million shrank by 18 percent. Saturday's march was the third of its kind.
European Union member Latvia is still locked in a biting austerity drive, giving locals little to smile about even as the economy slowly emerges from the doldrums.
Dubbed the "Go Blonde Festival", the rally has snowballed to include side events such as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike contest, a concert by blonde divas, and a pink fashion and accessories show.
Whatever works, right? Gotta love Latvia!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110528/od_afp/lifestylelatviasocialeconomywomenoffbeat_20110528185913
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