First a bit of history with success for Portugal & later Japan
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largest Simultaenous Toast at a single venue.
Cheers AlbufeiraProspero Ano Novo as they say in the Algarve. I had the great pleasure of flying to sunny Portugal for New Year’s Eve for an attempt at the Guinness World Records® record for the most people toasting (wine glasses raised) at the same venue. They were trying to beat a record set a few months ago again in Portugal (in Oporto) who had an impressive 19,175 people raising their glasses.
This new attempt took place at midnight on Albufeira beach and was organised alongside a big pop concert and firework display.The organisers were the local tourism department and had arranged for an independent official public notary to count the 28,000 glasses they handed out and then count what glasses were not used during the record attempt.
Most of the evening was spent with us both pushing through the huge crowd of at least 40,000 very high spirited Portuguese people (and a handful of hardy British onlookers) to all the handing out points for the glasses - on the beach and in front of the stage as well as up and down an electric staircase to the cliffs above.
Midnight arrived quickly with thousands of people toasting in the new year and champagne flying everywhere followed by some great fireworks and the main band Madcon arriving on stage.
I then got to stroll to the centre of the stage with a microphone and after saying a loud 'happy new year Albufeira!' l announced to the thousands of cheering Portuguese record breakers that a new record had been set at 26,564 wine glasses raised.
Tumultuous applause and cheering followed as I handed the certificate over to the mayor of Albufeira and the whole town partied long into the night.
Michael Whitty
5 January 2010
and then
PART II
The Japanese base ball boozers
The largest toast was achieved by 27,126 participants and was organized by Tokyo Motto Genkini (Japan) at Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, on 26 June 2010.
The record attempt was done during the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hashin Tigers baseball game. Among 27,789 who came to the stadium, 27,546 were in the seating area when the record attempt happened, and 27,126 people participated in the toast. More than 300 supervisors counted the partcipants.
Largest Toast At A Single Venue
On 26 June 2010, Guinness World Records™ was invited to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs Hanshin Tigers baseball game at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo to officially certify the largest toast at a single venue.
The event was organised by the ‘Tokyo Motto Genkini’ project whose aim was to cheer up people in Tokyo in the recession. More than 28,000 drinks and glasses were handed out to the crowd at the entrance and more than 300 staff were arranged to stand by in the seating area to count the actual participants.
The record attempt happened after the fifth inning. The former professional wrestler Antonio Inoki conducted the crowd to raise the glasses and say ‘Kanpai!’ (Cheers!) in unison.
Among 27,789 who came to the stadium, 27,126 people were counted to have participated in the toast. Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Kaoru Ishikawa verified the record attempt and announced the new world record after the seventh inning. The crowd cheered as the scoreboard screen showed the certificate presentation to Mr Inoki.
It was a happy day for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans. The team beat Hanshin Tigers 4-2.
Kaoru Ishikawa 12 July 2010
And Congratulations for that, ............about 20 months ago……..
BUT....then on a wednesday....in AUGUST
the Belgians got into the game
On That Holy Day, On August 15, 2012.
Just before the kickoff of the new edition
of one of the oldest traditional
and international football derby’s in the world ;
The Clash of the Low Lands between
Belgium & Holland in Brussels.
THIS RECORD will be BELGIA N & will be drunk with Belgian Beer
On August 15, 2012. more than 40.000 people
will try to Toast & drink together in Brussels.
Celebrating and honoring the Quality and Tradition
of ALL The Belgian Beers,
and the Craftsmanship provided by all these Families and all their workers for more than 750 years now.
On that day we will drink together in the company
of our Dutch neighbors, And also our Football Rivals through all the ages since the beginning of mankind.
But On that day, we will drink with them.
Sharing our Quality Beer, side by side :
Because living and playing together
Is singing & drinking together
And…to be honest….
a World Record involving Toasting & drinking Beer,
That just belongs in Belgium,
That just Belongs... Right Here.
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1 april 2011
today I can tell you we are going international so the comments and expeiences I am going true wil be expressed in English To make this site Globally understood .
The Good news is that the world knows we're her and the better news is that we will be chasing our dream and we will make it happen. All the love for april and enjoy spring.
vic
26 maart 2011
Morgen ochtend is er de voorstelling van het boek over de Red star Line en daar zullen alle bekende figuren wel aanwezig zijn . Een perfect moment om de kapitein te laten opdraven in een informatieve rol maar met een vastberadenheid waarvan ze op het stadhuis nog wel eens van gaan verschieten.
Ik hou jullie op de hoogte en ga ervoor.
20 maart 2011
Ik probeer zelf die website te maken maar zal het maar aan anderen overlaten. ik ken dat ik zit hier nog tot morgen vroeg aan te prutsen.
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18 maart 2011
Het weekend komt eraan en ik zit maar te prutsen op die face boek om zoveelm mogelijk mensen te motiveren om mee te dromen maa dat is toch moeilijker dan gedacht blijven gaan vickske
17 maart 2011
Voila ik heb al nen duidelijke email naar de stadsinstanties gestuurd zodat iedereen weet dat ik het meen en dat mijn droom niet zo maar iets is als een bevlieging
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