A crowd of about 100 gathered in Pershing Square in Los Angeles to let loose
and release their inner children at a giant pillow fight. (Dianne de Guzman)

April 4 was dubbed International Pillow Fight Day by the website http://www.pillowfightday.com.
More than 10 countries worldwide joined in the fun at this event, which
gained popularity virally, including the Netherlands, Malaysia,
Australia, England and many more.

At 2.45 p.m., people marched into Pershing Square, ready to take part in a war made for overgrown kids.

Marselle
Washington, who works for a record company, said it would be a way for
him "to release aggression" and his friend Walter Newman, who found out
about the event through the Thrillist email list, said the child in him
was excited for the pillow fight.

Linda Wennerstorm, a psychology student from Glendale Community College agreed.

"You get to be a child again," she said. "Who doesn't love a pillow fight?"

Wennerstorm knew about the pillow fight last year and felt she missed out when she could not join in the feathery debauchery.

At
3 p.m., a loud blow horn went off and the crowd exploded into a massive
mess of feathers and pillows. The center of the square turned into a
mosh pit of over-aged children.

Ironically, the event was too rough for children, and parents were advised to make sure their children were always in sight.

About
45 minutes into the fight, the ground was covered in ankle-deep
feathers and people started to pack up what was left of their pillows
to return home.

"There's so much seriousness in the world
right now," Amy Hirschman, a participant in the fight, said. "People
need to loosen up."