Kissing contest in Minsk to celebrate Valentine's Day

Minsk, Belarus — Love was in air in a shopping mall in Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday where a creative kissing competition was held ahe of Valentine's Day, with happy winning couple kissing ir way to a paid holiday for two.

ideal kiss, according to contest organisers, would t only last a whole hour, but would also have great energy and a creative element to it.

Dasha, a contestant, said, "First I was thinking I would paint a landscape, or sky, something like that. But n I realised that I was painting my feelings, I just wanted to memorise this day."

Twenty-three couples were given one hour to show ir kissing skills and inventiveness.

Some mand to paint a picture, while ors were knitting and writing love poems while kissing.

A number of participants danced without separating ir lips, as ors played cards and board games.

And while kissing for an hour may sound challenging even without ditional activities some of participants thought y could have carried on kissing.

(Photo: Twitter/@thandojo)