WYD08 Day 2 Photo Highlights (July 16,2008) - Catechesis and Youth Festivals celebrated across Sydney
By bluepanjeet on Jul 17, 2008 in World Youth Day
Elsewhere in Sydney, the excitement of previous festival days continued yesterday, with pilgrims celebrating at about 150 events, including concerts, barbecues and candlelight vigils. At Hyde Park, traditional dancers from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Polynesia and indigenous Australians entertained crowds of up to 60,000 throughout the afternoon, while up to 10,000 Italian pilgrims gathered at the Sydney Convention Centre for a meeting broadcast live to Italy. But when it came to feeding the masses, loaves and fishes made way for meat pies and lamingtons. The best of Australia was on display yesterday as 150,000 young Catholics jammed into Barangaroo for the World Youth Day Opening Mass. And it wasn’t just Sydney Harbour that had pilgrims excited - but the chance to sample some good old-fashion Aussie tucker.While there was chicken noodle soup and hot chocolate to keep the hunger pains away, it was the meat pies and lamingtons that had them praying for more. Sweet-toothed pilgrims also indulged in Caramello Koalas, Cherry Ripes, caramel slices and mandarins.
Italians gather in a convention center for a meeting yesterday
Bishop Tom Burns gives Catechesis among young people
Bishop leads service yesterday at Mary Immaculate Church
Pilgrims give it a rest before going to the Youth Festival in the Afternoon
Young People wave their flag on the way to Sydney’s Circular Quay
Hundreds of BBQ stands are fired up all over Sydney to feed tens of thousands of Pilgrims gathered for Day 2 of WYD
Big Big Hotdog
Sisters take a bite of the footlong
Nuns gather at a stairwell eating their lunch
Even nuns fall in line
Hotdogs, sausages, buns, chocolates are just some of the foods given to the pilgrims yesterday
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal performs for the Pilgrims at Hyde Park
And you thought Friars can’t ROCK!
Brother Gabriel of the Franciscan Friars of the renewal arrived at Hyde Park in a SKATEBOARD, COOL!
Friar Gabriel showed some tricks of the skate trade… O kala nyo palaging seryoso ang mga Prayle ano?
Indiginous performer looks on
Performers from Polynesia was at Hyde Park for a tribal dance showdown as part of the Youth Festival
Pilgrims view the Opera House in the Circular Quay
Pinoys shouts for joy (as usual) in Sydney’s Circular Quay. Can’t help but giggle when I saw this pic. Wherever you go there are always Filipinos infecting the world with their smiles
Chicken dancers? Nope, indiginous performers from Polynesia
And the men strains themselves without the toilet. Part of the beautiful Maori culture
Pretty and jolly indigenous performers in Hyde Park. I really thought they were Filipinos dressed up for a sinulog.
The men who never took diatabs
Pilgrims flock at this Pope Benny Cut out showing excitement as they wait for today’s public appearance of Pope Benny
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