travelled from around the world to be part of the annual gathering. and, as our correspondent in the netherlands anna holligan has been finding out, they found strength in numbers. there is a chance you ve never encountered a redhead. people with this rat redhead jean make up with this rat redhead jean make up less than 2% of the global population. it up less than 296 of the global population- up less than 2% of the global population- population. it is a mutation and so punchy. population. it is a mutation and so punchy. you - population. it is a mutation and so punchy. you only i population. it is a mutation l and so punchy. you only see population. it is a mutation i and so punchy. you only see it maybe, see a group of people walking down the street and one of them will be ginger. of them will be ginger. that s if ou re of them will be ginger. that s if you re in of them will be ginger. that s if you re in scotland - of them will be ginger. that s if you re in scotland island.
they can guarantee accommodation. brandon jefferies, bbc news, manchester. the biggest redheads festival in the world has been taking place in the netherlands. there was no sign of famous redheads like prince harry, but thousands of other redheads travelled from around the world to be part of the annual gathering. there is a chance you ve never encountered a redhead. people with this rare redhead gene make up less than 2% of the global population. obviously, red hair a mutation and so punchy. you only see it maybe.see a group of people walking down the street and one of them will be ginger. that s if you re in scotland or ireland. many redheads have celtic ancestry. the big motivation was to see more people like us and have a sense of community as a redhead because it can feel isolating when you don t see a lot of people like you, and here it is exciting to see
anna holligan reports. there is a chance you ve never encountered a redhead. people with this rare redhead gene make up less than 2% of the global population. obviously, it is a mutation, and just so punchy. you only see it maybe. see a group of people walking down the street and one of them will be ginger. and that s if you re in scotland or ireland. many redheads have celtic ancestry. a big motivation was just to see more people like us and have a sense of community as a redhead, because it can feel isolating when you don t see a lot of people like you. and here, it sjust so exciting to see everyone with red hair no matter the shade of colour come together and celebrate what has made us unique in our own homes and countries. when you re used to being the odd one out. every time i come here, ifeel a bit better about
see a group of people walking down the street and one of them will be ginger. and that s if you re in scotland or ireland. many redheads have celtic ancestry. a big motivation was just to more people just to see more people like us and have a sense of community as a redhead, because it can feel isolating when you don t see a lot of people like you. and here, it sjust so exciting to see everyone with red hair no matter the shade of colour come together and celebrate what has made us unique in our own homes in countries. homes and countries. when you re used to being the odd one out. every time i come here, ifeel a bit better about myself. you know that a lot of gingers do get bullied for having red hair, and it s a shame. it s a real shame. he sings. this event is designed to shift that narrative and empower people like liam, who s found lifelong friends and a sense of belonging. everybody has a similar experience.
the netherlands anna holligan has been finding out, they found strength in numbers. there is a chance you ve never encountered a redhead. people with this rare redhead gene make up less than 2% of the global population. obviously, it is a mutation, and just so punchy. you only see it maybe see a group of people walking down the street and one of them will be ginger. and that s if you re in scotland or ireland. many redheads have celtic ancestry. a big motivation wasjust to see more people like us and have a sense of community as a redhead, because it can feel isolating when you don t see a lot of people like you. and here, it sjust so exciting to see everyone with red hair no matter the shade of colour come together and celebrate what has made us unique in our own homes and countries.