The parade starts every Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hallgrímskirkja and then moves down Skólavörðustígur, the "Rainbow Street", then Laugarvegur and past Tjörnin to Hljómskálagarðurinn, where a large event area is set up.
The "hinsegin dagar" in Reykjavík are supported through various events throughout the country, in many places temporary rainbows are painted on the streets as a sign of solidarity and support - like here in Hveragerði .
The mayor of Hveragerði, Péter G. Markan, had painted a large rainbow flag here on this street on Wednesday evening, together with young people with visions and older people who still have visions - as the mayor wrote on Facebook: "As a reminder that Everyone has the right to freedom, recognition and peace."
On Thursday night, the flag was daubed with black paint, with a swastika and homophobic slogans.
He invited people to paint again on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. He called for people to meet hate with love, the graffiti was wiped away and it became - even more so now! - the street in front of Skyrgerðin is also painted in rainbow colors. There can only be one reaction to the graffiti: " #The rainbow is getting bigger and brighter - it shines beautifully."
The graffiti is a reminder that the fight for recognition and equality will continue, the mayor said on his Facebook page:
Hátrið ut, kærleikanum allt!
Hate out, love for all!
We drove past Hveragerði on Friday and looked at the bigger, brighter rainbow.
And today we drive to Reykjavík and are on the road at Gleðiganga from 2 p.m.
[Translated from here.]
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