"Let me hug you"
A group of youngsters today proposed free hugs at Yerevan's Republican Square.
Passers-by either pushed them away or obeyed them reluctantly.
A middle-aged street saleswoman got angree with a girl trying to hug her in the street. "What an awkwardness! Don't you have any other business? Go away! Let me alone!" shouted the woman
One of the movement participants, 19-year-old Tatev told A1+ that they were trying to arouse laughter and delight among people for them to look happy and kind.
Tatev says they have no sponsors and are not affiliated with any organisation. She organised the action with her friend Sam.
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The campaign in its present form was started in 2004 by an Australian.
Today one could read on posters: "Let me hug you," "Free hugs," "Let's hug each other". The participants of today's movement marched through Abovyan street approaching and hugging passers-by.
"We simply want to say that there nothing strange in hugging. We should try to get rid of the complex and lead an easy life," says Tatev.
