15,000+ Sky Lanterns released in Iloilo, a New Guinness World Record
15,000+ Sky Lanterns released in Iloilo, a New Guinness World Record
Miag-ao, Iloilo -- The city sets a new Guinness World record by launching thousands of sky lanterns at the same time on Friday, May 24, 2013 as part of the Inaugural Light of Peace celebration in the city.
The participants gathered at the football field of University of the Philippines Visayas in Miag-ao, Iloilo and they simultaneously released 15,185 sky lanterns beating the previous world record established by Romania which launched 12,740 sky lanterns in 2012.
The event aims to promote "world peace as a natural consequence of inner peace."
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