santorini_greece_hillside_santorini_a_name_derived_from_saint_irene__"It's a great time to spend in the parade and contribute to a charity," said Ieva, one blonde spectator.._."Finally something different, something positive because I'm tired of hearing about the crisis," said another, 70-year-old Ausma.

The event attracted many locals and puzzled tourists..Following the parade, blonds climbed into open-topped cars and drove to the local shopping center..The money collected during the event will be donated to support children's safety and playgrounds for disabled children in Riga and across Latvia..The organizers want to make May 31 official Blonds' Day in Latvia...Latvia, a small Baltic nation with the population of 2.3 million people has been going through the deepest recession in the European Union, which it joined in 2004.