After almost three years of planning, organizers of the One World Pageant lastly noticed their imaginative and prescient come to fruition Sunday at Franklin & Marshall Faculty’s Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart.
The occasion celebrated completely different cultures of the individuals who reside in Lancaster County, together with folks from the Asian Indian, Greek, Latin/Hispanic, African, Irish, German, Italian and Jewish communities. The pageant hopes so as to add extra cultures to its choices because it grows.
There have been a number of performances, from conventional Greek choral music to hip-hop and spoken phrase. Seven meals distributors and 15 artisan distributors have been additionally on website.
“Our hope, as a part of this pageant, is to have interaction the group to let the companies know that we even have a reasonably vibrant, multicultural group,” Deepa Balepur, proprietor of Compass Actual Property and the unofficial chair of the pageant, advised LNP | LancasterOnline previous to the occasion.
African Dashiki shirts on the market in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Dancers from the Doherty Petri College of Irish Dance carry out in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Musicians from the Celtic Martin’s band and dancers from the Doherty Petri College of Irish Dance carry out collectively in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A Bangladesh crafted Day Hamper on the market on the Ten Thousand Villages sales space throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
An attendee seems at a hand-crafted reward from the Ten Thousand Villages sales space throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Shakeel Amanullah, chairman of the Islamic Group Heart of Lancaster speaks with an attendee in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A show from the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church setup in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A employee from the Taj Mahal Restaurant serves meals throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Musicians from the Celtic Martin’s band and dancers from the Doherty Petri College of Irish Dance carry out collectively in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Jonathan Forbes, Proprietor of ‘X’ Marks The Spot serves meals in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Deepa Balepur speaks to attendee’s throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Employees from Gus’s Keystone Household Restaurant serve greek meals in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A girl serves meals in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Attendee’s take a look at varied handmade presents from the Ten Thousand Villages sales space throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A girl from Items That Give Hope speaks with an attendee in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Riziki Mutho holds a bag created from African Materials in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A girl from CWS Lancaster speaks with attendee’s in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
The Lancaster Italian Cultural Society setup in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Two Bhutanese masks on show on the Norbu High quality Jewerly sales space in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A person from the Lancaster Irish American Cultural Society picks up a tin whistle in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Chanda Dorkas holds a roll of Congo model cloth in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Founding father of Shree Academy of Arts, Bansari Mandalia performs a solo Indian dance in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Attendee’s on the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
African Dashiki shirts on the market in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Dancers from the Doherty Petri College of Irish Dance carry out in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Musicians from the Celtic Martin’s band and dancers from the Doherty Petri College of Irish Dance carry out collectively in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A Bangladesh crafted Day Hamper on the market on the Ten Thousand Villages sales space throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
An attendee seems at a hand-crafted reward from the Ten Thousand Villages sales space throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Shakeel Amanullah, chairman of the Islamic Group Heart of Lancaster speaks with an attendee in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A show from the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church setup in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A employee from the Taj Mahal Restaurant serves meals throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Musicians from the Celtic Martin’s band and dancers from the Doherty Petri College of Irish Dance carry out collectively in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Jonathan Forbes, Proprietor of ‘X’ Marks The Spot serves meals in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Deepa Balepur speaks to attendee’s throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Employees from Gus’s Keystone Household Restaurant serve greek meals in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A girl serves meals in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Attendee’s take a look at varied handmade presents from the Ten Thousand Villages sales space throughout One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A girl from Items That Give Hope speaks with an attendee in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Riziki Mutho holds a bag created from African Materials in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A girl from CWS Lancaster speaks with attendee’s in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
The Lancaster Italian Cultural Society setup in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Two Bhutanese masks on show on the Norbu High quality Jewerly sales space in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
A person from the Lancaster Irish American Cultural Society picks up a tin whistle in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Chanda Dorkas holds a roll of Congo model cloth in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Founding father of Shree Academy of Arts, Bansari Mandalia performs a solo Indian dance in the course of the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Attendee’s on the One World Pageant within the Alumni Sports activities & Health Heart at Franklin & Marshall Faculty on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
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