Trafalgar Square turned into a cloud of feathers as strangers ‘attack’ one another for Pillow Fight Day

It is the sixth year in a row that the event has been held and it is quickly becoming an international event. Hundreds of people armed with fluffy pillows battled it out for International Pillow Fight Day.

For the sixth year in a row, Trafalgar Square was invaded for an hour as Londoners let their inhibitions go and attacked strangers with gusto. Some people got so enthusiastic about the event that their pillows ripped and feathers flew into the air.

London was just one of more than 100 cities around the world to take part in the event. The pillow fights are seen as a way to get people outside and relieve stress, organisers said.

Participants to the annual event, organised by Urban Playground Movement, were not allowed to hit anyone with a camera, or anyone not armed with a pillow.

source: Mirror

pillow fight – párnacsata
to hold – (meg)tartani
armed – felfegyverkezve
fluffy – pihés, pelyhes
to battle – csatázni
to invade – itt elözönleni
inhibition – gátlás, félelem
to attack – (meg)támadni
gusto – élvezet
enthusiastic – lelkes
to rip – (szét)szakadni, szétszakítani
feather – toll
to relieve stress – enyhíteni a stresszt
participant – résztvevő
annual event – éves esemény
to allow – engedélyezni

1. Where was the International Pillow Fight Day held in London?

a) Tower Bridge
b) Trafalgar Square
c) Hyde Park 

2. How many times has this event been held before?

a) 5
b) 6
c) 8

3. Why do participants enjoy this activity?

a) They can attack strangers without inhibitions.
b) They can take annoying neighbours along to give them a beating.
c) They can have a day off from work.

4. Who organized the event?

a) the British Prime Minister
b) an unknown person
c) the Urban Playground Movement

5. Who are not supposed to be attacked?

a) people taller than 180 cm
b) people with glasses
c) people who have no pillow

answers: 1-b 2-a 3-a 4-c 5-c