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Mexico City sets kissing record on Valentine's Day

Couples kiss in Mexico City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. Thousands gathered in Mexico City's central plaza to pucker up for peace and break the world record for the largest number of people kissing at one time.

Mexico City puckered up to set a new record Saturday as nearly 40,000 people locked lips in the city center for the world's largest group kiss.

Carlos Martinez of Guinness World Records verified the record of 39,897 people who entered the gated kissing area of the city's Zocalo main square on Valentine's Day, besting Weston-super-Mare, an English town that set the previous kissing record in 2007.

"We did it! Long live Mexico," said Mexican singer-actress Susana Zavaleta, who serenaded the crowd before the kiss with the classic Mexican ballad, "Besame Mucho," or "Kiss Me a Lot" — also the name of the event.

"More than 35,000 will simultaneously kiss to show that warmth and love are at the core of this capital, the heart of the Mexican Republic," the city's tourism department, which organized the gathering, said in a statement.

The event "is aimed at changing people's attitudes toward human relations, especially between couples, so that respect, equity and tolerance are at the center of any relationship," the statement said.

The giant Zocalo, which can hold 100,000 people, was half-filled as mostly young couples embraced and held one another in a lip lock for 10 seconds.

The kiss was delayed for several hours as organizers waited for people to gather.

As the crowd grew, city workers in cupid wings offered hugs, teenage boys carried signs volunteering their kissing services and couples practiced openly in a country that surprises many with its pervasive public displays of affection.

"We love demonstrating our love in front of everyone and in front of our family," said Lucia Gutierrez, 38, who spent the afternoon rehearsing with Vicente Romero, 34, her boyfriend of 10 months. "There's nothing bad about showing your love."

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affection [ə'fekʃən]

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n. 慈爱,喜爱,感情,影响

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verified ['verifaid]

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adj. 已查清的,已证实的

 
organized ['ɔ:gənaiz]

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v. 组织

 
simultaneously [saiməl'teiniəsli]

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adv. 同时地(联立地)

 
equity ['ekwəti]

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n. 权益,产权,(无固定利息的)股票,衡平法

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pervasive [pə:'veisiv]

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adj. 普遍的,蔓延的,渗透的

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classic ['klæsik]

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n. 古典作品,杰作,第一流艺术家
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statement ['steitmənt]

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n. 声明,陈述

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pucker ['pʌkə]

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vt. 使折叠 n. 皱纹,皱褶

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ballad ['bæləd]

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n. 民歌,歌谣,流行歌曲,情歌

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