Feathers Fly For World Pillow Fight Day

April 3, 2011

by Caroline Nelissen

Youth Journalism International’s Cara Nelissen managed to stumble upon one of the great news events of the weekend in Amsterdam: World Pillow Fight Day.Taking place on the Dam Square, it’s pretty clear from Nelissen’s photographs that feathers were flying.Here’s a little slideshow of pictures she took:

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