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Largest halva

The largest halva weighed 3,811 kg (8,402 lb) and was created by Nazareth Halva Factory (Israel), in Nazareth, Israel, on 14 October 2009. The halva is 206.4 meters  (677.16 ft) in length, 46 cm (1.51 ft) wide and 3.5 cm (1.3 in) thick. The following ingredients were used in making the halva: Sugar 810 kg (1785.74 lb), Glucose and water 689 kg (1518.98 lb), cocoa 28 kg (61.73 lb), flour 2,120 kg (4673.8 lb), halva stem 137 kg (302.03 lb) and 100 kg (220.46 lb) of pistachio and pine.

Largest Halloween gathering

The largest Halloween gathering was achieved by 17,777 participants at an event organised by the New Orleans Saints and NBC Sports (both USA) at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on 31 October 2010. The attempt was filmed as part of the nationwide broadcast of “Sunday Night Football” on NBC during which the New Orleans Saints defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Largest Halay dance

The largest Halay dance was performed by 904 dancers and was organized by Aras Cargo (Turkey) in Antalya, Turkey, on 19 April 2009. Aras is the one of biggest courier company in Turkey. The Halay dance was one of the 3 records attempts organised for Aras Cargo for his 30th anniversary.

Largest Haka

The largest Haka was achieved by 3264 participants at an event organised by Waikato Raupatu Lands Trustat at Hopuhopu sports complex in Ngaaruawaahia, Waikato, New Zealand, on 16 February 2008.

Largest hair clippers

The largest hair clippers in the world, unveiled on 16 July 2004, was built on Discovery Channel’s BIG! television show and measure 16 ft 0.5 in (4.88 m) long, 4 ft 6 in (1.36 m) wide and 3 ft 1.75 in (95 cm) tall. To test that the hair clippers were fully functional they were used to trim trees in an orange grove in California. The blade was 4 ft 6 in wide while the leaver to turn them on measured 3 ft 10 in!

Largest haggis

The largest haggis weighed 1,010 kg (2,226 lb 10 oz) and was made by Hall’s of Scotland (UK) at Fenton Barns, North Berwick, UK, on 18 June 2014. The haggis measured 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) in length, 0.93 m (3 ft) in width and 0.65 m (2 ft 1 in) in height.

Largest handprint painting

The largest handprint painting measures 10,235 m² (110,168 ft²) and was achieved by ENTEC (Saudi Arabia) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 23 September 2013. 45,000 individuals participated in painting Saudi map over a period of 7 weeks to celebrate Saudi Arabia national day.

Largest handheld game console party

The largest handheld game console party consisted of 1,019 participants and was organized by Gamestop (USA) at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 28 August 2011. Participants all played the Nintendo DS. Event was organized in association with the annual Gamestop Managers Conference. Comedian Wali Collins emceed the event.

Largest handball

The largest handball measures 171 cm (5 ft 7.3 in) in diameter and was made by Select Sport A/S of Glostrup, Denmark, and measured on 13 October 2006. The ball was made of synthetic ball material and had a bladder inside.