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Germany claims the crown for record gathering of Smurfs

China Daily | Updated: 2019-02-18 08:59

Participants dress as Smurfs and pose during an attempt to hold the world's largest meeting of Smurfs in Germany on Saturday. REUTERS

LAUCHRINGEN, Germany - A group of German friends claimed a world record on Saturday for the highest number of Smurfs gathered in one place.

Fans of the blue elflike creatures created in a Belgian comic strip in 1950s managed to gather 2,762 people dressed and painted blue in the regulation Smurf attire - curly hats and all.

The gathering took place at the town of Lauchringen, near the German border with Switzerland, the organizers reported on Facebook.

Their record came three years after their first attempt failed to beat the record held by Welsh students who managed to unite 2,510 regulation Smurfs in Swansea back in 2009.

Participants dressed as smurfs pose during an attempt to hold the world's largest meeting of smurfs in a bid to outdo the previous record of 2,510 mostly student participants in Wales in 2009 in Lauchringen, Germany, February 16, 2019. [Photo/Agencies]

The German's first effort failed to raise the bar, with a mere 2,149 turning up.

The rules of the game are strict: the only people counted as the genuine article are those with any bare skin painted blue and the rest of the body clothed in Smurf attire.

The group of friends made their second, victorious attempt Saturday with the backing of the mayor of Lauchringen, they said.

The Smurfs, small, impish creatures who live in a village, were created by the Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, known as Peyo.

They became so popular that the stories eventually spilled over into cartoons and even live-action films, while the characters have been merchandised across the world.

Agence France-Presse

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