Over 8,000 children hug for Guinness world record

by patgarcia | February 15, 2008 at 09:32 am | 826 views | 6 comments

I express my respect and admiration to the teachers and organizers. Love and patience must have been practiced to work with more than 8000 children, as a teacher I know what it means. Congratulations! I hope the children could learn something valuable about love too!

The huge embrace was organised in Parque Tolteca in Guadalupe, a suburb of the northern metropolis of Monterrey.

Maria Olivia Chu, a government representative, confirmed the participation of 8,402 children.

The children joined arms in a long chain, in the shape of a spiral, in a park for more than a minute, so that the official could register the hug.

'We broke the previous Guinness record held by the city of Chihuahua,' said Guadalupe Mayor Cristina Diaz Salazar. She said the embrace was organised to 'promote values of love and friendship'.

According to the organisers of the event, the previous Guinness world record for world's biggest hug was made at Ciudad Juarez, near El Paso in the US state of Texas, where more than 6,000 children participated.

Logran guadalupenses abrazo Guiness

Por: Trinidad Moreno González, Viernes, 15 de Febrero de 2008

'Seguramente que sí lograremos el récord'

Ayer en las instalaciones del Parque Tolteca, un total de ocho mil 402 niños de diferentes escuelas realizaron el abrazo más grande del mundo, superando a Chihuhahua.

Participan 8
mil 402 menores en el evento realizado en el municipio de Guadalupe,
que tuvo como propósito promover el valor del amor y la amistad; el
anterior récord pertenecía a Ciudad Juárez con 6 mil niños

EFE
El Universal
Monterrey (México)
Jueves 14 de febrero de 2008

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Brian A Kennedy

at 10:02 on February 15th, 2008

good stuff:

That's so cute! Got any more photos?

Karen Hatter

at 10:22 on February 15th, 2008

good stuff:

Truly adorable!

Obi-Akpere

at 10:38 on February 15th, 2008

good stuff:

patgarcia, you've convinced me you've done the work - it's authentic. I also think that you've been fair and thorough. I didn't get the sense that you were hiding your biases, or passing off other's work as your own. Or worse -- getting paid by those you cover -- so it's transparent and independent. I also think you deserve praise for being an eyewitness, and for your investigative efforts. Good stuff.