National Redhead Day

National Redhead Day History

National Redhead Day seeks to show support for redheads. This day encourages redheads to be themselves and to feel happy about their unique hair color. National Redhead Day was started in 2015 by redhead sisters Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti.

The idea for this day came four years after their website, How to be a Redhead, was formed. The Vendetti sisters initially created the site to help fellow redheads discover their beauty. Eventually, National Redhead Day would be created as a way to help redheads all over the world find comfort in their red hair.

National Redhead Day is observed annually on November 5th.

National Redhead Day facts

• Melanin is what determines skin, hair, and eye color. The types of melanin responsible for hair color are eumelanin and pheomelanin. Too much eumelanin makes hair color move more toward a brown pigment. Too little eumelanin makes hair appear more red. Your genetic make-up and the genes you inherited from your parents play a large part in how much melanin you will have.
• Only 1 in 200 people are redheads according to Stafford at the Tech.
• Ireland and Scotland have the highest percentage of red-haired people in the world.
• Though their hair is thicker, redheads have fewer strands on their heads. On average, redheads have 90,000 strands of hair. In comparison, blondes have an average of 110,000, and brunettes have about 140,000.

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Top things to do for National Redhead Day

• Show off your red hair on social media or show some appreciation for others with red hair. Use the tag #LoveYourRedHairDay and spread the love.
• Watch a movie that highlights redheads and depicts them positively. Here are our suggestions:
  Brave (2012)
  Enchanted (2007)
  The Little Mermaid (1989)
• Get your hair done. Don't worry if you're not a redhead, you can still celebrate your hair by giving it special attention.
• With red hair often associated with Ireland, it could be fun visiting Irish pubs or festivals where you may find other redheads celebrating.