One sunny morning a group of nuns clad in their traditional black garb bustle onto a beach in northwestern Poland and, clapping their hands, started twisting... 17.07.2016, Sputnik International
One sunny morning a group of nuns clad in their traditional black garb bustle onto a beach in northwestern Poland and, clapping their hands, started twisting and turning to the tune of a Portuguese song. Others joined in and before long there was a whole crowd dancing on the sun-lit seashore.
Who were they? Kids? No! The Sisters of St. Faustina Order from Mysliborz in West Pomerania holding a flash mob in support of the World Youth Day festival slated to be held in Krakow from July 26 through 31!
World Youth Day is an international event focused on faith and youth and organized by the Catholic Church. Initiated by Polish-born Pope John-Paul II in 1985 it has already become a tradition readily endorsed by his successors – Popes Benedict XVI and Francis.
The 2016 World Youth Day in Krakow will mark 30 years since first official World Youth Day gathering.
Pope Francis will take part in this year’s World Youth Day celebrations in Krakow and will then celebrate Holy Mass in the Shrine of Czestochowa on the occasion of the 1,050th anniversary of the baptism of Poland.
Meanwhile, the video with dancing nuns is going viral online, which means that there will be a whole lot of pilgrims flocking to Krakow this year.
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