Kiss a Ginger Day

Often in childhood one could hear such teasers as “Red is shameless”, “Red, red, freckled”, and similar offensive nicknames People have different hair colors, but only red-haired people are honored to have their own holiday January 12th is Redheads' Kiss Day Regarding the history of the creation of the holiday, versions vary According to one, the Dutch artist’s search for red-haired models led to the fact that more than 150 girls with red hair came to the casting Subsequently, not only girls and women began to gather, children and men also joined them In 2008, about 2,000 red-haired people gathered, and these were not only Dutch, but also citizens of 15 other countries The second version says that Canadian Derek Forgey created “Kiss Redhead Day” as opposed to “Kick Redhead Day” The third version tells about two red-haired sisters who came up with this holiday You can take any version you like as a basis, but since 2008, this funny holiday has become international On this day, all red-haired people kiss each other as a sign of appreciation for their hair color Not only those in whose honor this holiday is organized can participate in the celebration, but also people with a different hair color To do this, you need to find a person with red hair and kiss him, with the consent of the person with fiery hair color Although it is not so easy to find such a person, according to statistics, there are no more than 1% of native redheads People with fiery hair color attract attention in any crowd When celebrating “Redhead Kiss Day,” lectures are held on the nature of red hair, concerts, fascinating and interesting scenes from the life of redheads, and “Redhead Festivals” are held with the participation of well-known artists with redheaded hair Red-haired artists create beautiful memorable compositions and paintings and sell them for a nominal fee to everyone According to legend, red-haired people are direct descendants of the Celts In the kingdom of Great Britain, there are the most people with fiery hair color - 13% of the total population of the kingdom In Ireland and Scotland, such people are highly respected Almost all red-haired people are left-handed and creative, they are closer to creation than destruction