A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle.
The annual event marked its fifth year with such a surge in interest from stressed young office workers and students that organizers held two nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day and one night on Dec. 30 last year.
“Nowadays there are many white collar workers and students that are facing huge pressures at work and at school, so we hope to give them an outlet to release their stress before the end of the year,” said the founder and mastermind behind the epic pillow fights.
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Pillows were handed out at the door as participants entered, then emotion stoked by a rock concert, with many rocking and waving their pillows in time to the music.
Then came the fighting.
Pillows filled the air, with many combatants opting for throwing rather than using them to whack opponents. A few hapless participants shielded their heads with as many pillows as they could hold, but most ventured eagerly in to the fray.
“I don’t know who pushed me, but all of a sudden I was in the pile of pillows, where I became the target of many people, and was beaten by all sorts of people,” said university student Zhu Shishan. “Very meaningful.”
(Reuters)
上百位中國人齊聚,在上海上演大型枕頭仗。寫有老闆和老師名字的枕頭,如旋風般在空中飛舞。
這場一年一度的活動今年已邁入第五年,從壓力大的年輕上班族到學生,對這場活動的興趣明顯激增。主辦單位在聖誕節前兩晚舉辦枕頭仗,在去年十二月三十日再舉辦一場。
「現在有很多白領階級的上班族和學生,在職場與學校都面臨很大的壓力,所以我們希望在年底,能給他們一個釋放壓力的出口。」這場史詩般枕頭仗的幕後創辦人與策劃人表示。
參加者進入會場時,會場門口就發送枕頭,接著由搖滾演唱會振奮參加者情緒,許多人適時地隨著音樂擺動、揮舞著枕頭。
接著就是枕頭仗。
枕頭在空中飛舞,很多參戰者選擇把枕頭拿來丟,而不是拿枕頭來猛打對手。有些倒楣的人手抓越多枕頭越好,好用來保護自己的頭。不過大多數的人都積極地放膽參戰。
「我不知道是誰推我,不過我一下子就埋在枕頭堆裡,變成很多人的攻擊目標,被大家攻擊。」大學生周仕杉(音譯)表示,「很有意義。」
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