Largest gathering of people wearing traditional Yakut clothing

According to Official Guinness Records,

The largest gathering of people wearing traditional Yakut clothing is 16,620 and was achieved by Mayor of Yakutsk Aisen Nikolaev (Russia), in Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian Federation, on 24 June 2017.The attempt was made during the Yakut national festival (Ysyakh) to increase interest of the younger generation in the history of its people.

For a complete list of 2017 records, please visit 2017 Guinness Records in Russia.

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