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Blondes to hold parade to cheer Latvia up

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Some 2,000 blonde women are to hold a parade in the Latvian capital of Riga as a cheer-up event during the ongoing economic crisis, the head of the Latvian Blondes association said

RIGA, May 27 (RIA Novosti) - Some 2,000 blonde women are to hold a parade in the Latvian capital of Riga as a cheer-up event during the ongoing economic crisis, the head of the Latvian Blondes association said on Wednesday.

"People need positive emotions, and I hope this event will cheer them up," Marika Gederte said.

Sunday's blonde parade, to be held under the motto "Make the world a brighter place," will involve an orchestra composed of fair-haired women, the organizer said.

The parade will be followed by a ball and contests to find the best "blonde lawyer," "blonde journalist," and others.

Latvia has been hit the hardest off all EU states by the global financial crisis. The ex-Soviet republic's government resigned in February after a wave of street protests against a planned increase in VAT and other unpopular measures to curb the economic decline.

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

 

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