Canada鈥檚 150th birthday will be the day for the books. So what better time to attempt a world record?
The Legacy 150 Celebrations Society, with help from hundreds of organizations across Canada, gathered over a thousand people at Creekside Park in Vancouver on Saturday for a momentous occasion. Matching events were being held simultaneously in Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
鈥淎ll Canadians from all walks of life including indigenous peoples, immigrants 鈥� early and new, people from all cultures, of all ages, are invited to participate in this once鈥恑n鈥恆鈥恖ife鈥恡ime remarkable experience,鈥� the society said. 鈥淭his simultaneous, national drumming celebration will unite everyone to celebrate Canada鈥檚 birthday and achieve its own all Canadian world record celebration.鈥�
But despite a sizeable crowd that gathered to break the Guiness World Record for the most nationalities drumming at one time, the final verdict came up short: only 37 of the required 50 nationalities. Organizers weren鈥檛 cowed, however, and are already gearing up for next year.
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