Two seemingly disparate worlds collided in Vancouver recently to utterly heartwarming results when a new group of Syrian refugees found themselves in the same hotel as a furry convention.

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Last weekend, hundreds of furry enthusiasts — a fandom that celebrates anthropomorphic animals, often involving art and costumes — descended on Vancouver for the fifth annual VancouFur event, with an estimated 800 guests in attendance at the Executive Airport Plaza in Richmond, outside Vancouver.

That same hotel has been housing Syrian refugee families as part of Canada's resettlement program. Organizers for the convention worked with the hotel to make sure attendees were aware of the refugees and to be sensitive to any potential "culture shock."

The letter passed out to VancouFur attendees regarding Syrian refugees. Image: Ziya Tong/Twitter

The letter warned conference attendees that the costumes and activities around the convention would likely be "a major culture shock" to the attendees and asked attendees to be respectful of the refugees, to make them "feel welcome and safe."

Turns out there was little to be worried about as what officials apparently feared would be a culture clash wound up a wonderful moment of bonding between the two groups, as the conference attendees — and their costumes — were a huge hit with the refugee children.

@Kablappy @ziyatong I have mostly khord and crazy Joe but do have a video with a dragon! pic.twitter.com/tSnfZl17NP — Dray (@LiveitRivet) March 8, 2016

@ziyatong I was there! The refugees loved us, children especially. I'm glad we made their transition to Canada fun. pic.twitter.com/YjNRMRLZVZ — Dray (@LiveitRivet) March 8, 2016

One attendee, Mike Schmidt, wrote in a comment on the Vancity Buzz story about the convention: One of many highlites [sic] to me was when the new group of Syrian Refugees children came in and got to interact with us. To them we were cartoons come to life, to us was a means to display our acting performance to a very appreciative audiance [sic]. Win win all around. The parents interacted too and took photos with us as well, so kewl.

And at the convention's closing ceremonies, a video recap was shared for all of the attendees to see what an impact the costumes had on the refugee children.

Even more photos were posted across social media as the convention wound down.

"The interactions between our attendees and the Syrians were amazing," Trapa Civet, Vice Chairman of VancouFur told Mashable in an email. "I feel like the moment was just as magical for the performers as it was for the refugees."

Civet said they said advised attendees to be respectful of the refugees and even went to the trouble sending letters to the refugees translated into Arabic inviting them to join. The two groups crossed paths on Sunday morning.

In the end, they said, there was no shock at all but, rather, fun: "It is always a amazing feeling to see the expression of glee in a child's eyes in response to your costume and actions. Even the adults chose to jump in and get some hugs from our animal friends."

Still so proud of how public-friendly @VancouFUR was this year! Seeing how thrilled the refugee kids were with the fursuits was my favorite! — Apoxon (VF table 22) (@apoxon) March 9, 2016

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