Dancers from Kiribati

One after another the tiny and not so tiny islandsof the pacific are sharing their culture with pilgrims from around the world.

Mary, a Tongan now living in Wollongong said that this event "Really makes us feel at home. I'm trying to blend in."

Kiribati is one of the smaller countries present, with 75 pilgrims coming from this tiny island of 100,000people.

They came to Sydney flying first to Nauru, then to The Solomon Islands, then stopping in Brisbane before finally landing in Sydney. The diocese of Wollongong provided some financial assistance to help bring these islanders to WYD.