More than 9,000 children hugged each other in a long row for longer than a minute. The event was to celebrate Valentine's Day. It was held in Monterrey, Mexico. It set a new Guinness World Records mass hug mark, a local mayor said.
"More than breaking a record, it's a matter of showing affection on this Feb. 14, the day of love and friendship," said Cristina Diaz, mayor of Monterrey's Guadalupe suburb.
"Guinness record authorities are here with us to certify that in all there were 9,402 children locked in the biggest hug in the world," she added.
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The event took place in the city's Tolteca Park. The children were in a massive, snaking hug. They beat the previous "biggest hug" record set by more than 6,000 children in northern Chihuahua state.
"We paid £300 pounds (NT$18,750) to register with the Guinness World Records, and with this hug we want to promote love, friendship ... That's the most important thing," Diaz said, as the kids celebrated by tossing their coats in the air.(AFP)
為了慶祝情人節，墨西哥蒙特瑞有九千多名孩童排成一長列給彼此一個超過一分鐘的擁抱；當地市長表示，這個活動創下新的集體擁抱金氏世界紀錄。
鄰近蒙特瑞市的瓜達魯佩市長克莉絲汀娜．迪亞斯表示「這個活動的意義不僅止於打破世界紀錄，而是在二月十四日這天一種愛的展現，這是個代表愛和友誼的日子。」
她補充說：「金氏世界紀錄的人員也在現場見證九千四百零二位小朋友緊抱住彼此，創下世界最大擁抱紀錄。」
這個活動在該市的圖特卡公園舉辦，一大群小朋友大排長龍地擁抱彼此，打敗了先前由北部奇華華州六千位小朋友創下的「大擁抱」紀錄。
當小朋友將外套拋到空中歡慶時，迪亞斯說：「我們花了三百元英鎊（約合新台幣一萬八千七百五十元）向金氏世界紀錄報名，我們希望這個擁抱能夠發揚愛和友誼…這才是最重要的。」
（法新社／翻譯：袁星塵）
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