March against Domestic Violence

Many women dream since they are little girls about their wedding day. They dream about the white long dresses and the most important day of their lives. On September 26th many women woke up and dressed up with white wedding dresses. Only, the were not going to get married, but they were going to march against domestic violence.

The Bride's March, as it is known, started on 2001, to remember Gladys Ricart, a woman that was murdered on September 26th, 1999 by her former boyfriend the day of her wedding. It was created to denounce all victims of domestic violence. This years was its fifteenth anniversary.  

Women that participate in the Bride's March wear white wedding dresses and men wear black as a symbol of mourning.