• Wake up! It's International Pillow Fight Day!

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    Revelers take part in a giant pillow fight in Trafalgar Square on 'International Pillow Fight Day' on April 6, in London, England.

    Mass public pillow fights were arranged in numerous cities around the world as part of the 'Urban Playground Movement,' which facilitates free, public non-commercial events.

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    People participate in a pillow fight in Budapest, Hungary.

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    New York

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    Vienna, Austria.

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    Brasilia, Brazil

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    Hong Kong

     

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  • Students protest education system with a pillow fight in Chile

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    Students participate in a massive pillow fight, known as "Pillow fight for a best education", in protest against the government in Valparaiso city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, July 13, 2011. Students have been staging demonstrations on the streets demanding for changes in the public state education system. Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, beset by mass student protests over education standards and costs seen threatening his legislative agenda, has proposed a $4 billion fund for higher education. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez (CHILE - Tags: EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS)

    Eliseo Fernandez / Reuters

    Students participate in a massive pillow fight, known as "Pillow fight for a best education", in protest against the government in Valparaiso.

     Here's more information about the dispute in Chile.

  • Let 'em fly! Pillow Fight Day celebrated around the world

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    People attend a flash-mob pillow fight during the International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday.

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    Fighters battle in Manhattan's Union Square during a massive pillow fight on Saturday in New York City.

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    Young people take part in a pillow fight on Pillow Fight Day at the Zamkowy square in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday.

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    A massive pillow fight in Manhattan's Union Square on Saturday.

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    People attend a flash-mob pillow fight during the International Pillow Fight Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday.

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    Feathers swirl in the air as participants hit each other with pillows during the International Pillow Fight Day in Fovam Square in Budapest on Saturday.

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    People attend a flash-mob pillow fight during the International Pillow Fight Day in Zurich on Saturday.

    By Elena Grothe

    According to AFP, over 130 cities around the world are due to participate in the fourth annual edition of International Pillow Fight Day. 

    International Pillow Fight Day sends feathers flying from Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Sao Paulo, Brazil.