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  • Finland: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in Helsinki

    On this sunny afternoon, practitioners put up a banner reading "Celebrating Falun Dafa Day" in the park and set up display boards and a table where people could sign a petition to condemn the CCP's brutal persecution of Falun Gong. During the activity, the practitioners also demonstrated the peaceful exercises, which drew a lot of interest from passersby.
  • Sweden: World Falun Dafa Day Celebrations in Stockholm

    On the morning of the 13th of May, 2010, practitioners in Sweden held group exercise demonstrations in the centre of Stockholm to celebrate the 11th World Falun Dafa Day and to wish the founder of Falun Gong, Mr. Li Hongzhi, a happy 59th birthday. Attracted by the mellow music and relaxing movements, many Swedes joined to learn the exercises.
  • United Kingdom: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day in London

    On May 15, 2010, the 11th World Falun Dafa Day and the 18th anniversary of Falun Gong's public introduction were celebrated at St. Martin's Square in London. The festivities expressed practitioners' gratitude towards Master Li, showcased the grace of Falun Gong, and called for public action to help stop the persecution of Falun Gong.
  • Poland: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day

    Practitioners in Poland held activities in Warsaw and Lodz to celebrate May 13, World Falun Dafa Day, the 18th Anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction and the 59th Birthday of Master Li Hongzhi. Many people wanted to find out more and signed a petition calling for an end to the human rights abuses against Falun Gong in China.
  • Switzerland: Patron Drawn to Shen Yun Like a Magnet

    Florence Clavier is a stopover director for an airline company at the Geneva airport. She travelled over an hour from Geneva to see the Shen Yun Performing Arts show on May 15. This was her third time seeing Shen Yun. "The first time was magic, the second was also magic, and the third was even more magic!" After the show, she said, "I leave from there rejuvenated, rested."
  • Germany: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day and Master Li's Birthday

    May 13 was World Falun Dafa Day and the birthday of the founder of Falun Gong. To celebrate this, on May 8, Falun Gong practitioners from Munich and Bavaria held activities in front of the Munich Palace and the National Opera, showcasing the beauty of Falun Gong through exercise demonstrations and photo exhibits.
  • Czech: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Prague

    On May 15, Falun Gong practitioners in Czech held activities in downtown Prague in celebration of World Falun Dafa Day. Practitioners displayed photos to introduce the spreading of Falun Gong around the world, and expose the brutal persecution in China. Many people took informational materials.
  • Belgian Dancer and Singer Rave about Shen Yun

    Former ballerina Monique Deval was moved to tears after watching the Shen Yun Performing Arts show at the Aula Magna on Saturday May 8, 2010. "It is absolutely fabulous! Fabulous! Moving! It is extraordinary, they are all so full of beauty and lightness--I had tears in my eyes," she said. "It was all so extraordinary, this show."
  • Russia: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Moscow

    On May 15 and 16, practitioners held celebrations at in Moscow. They performed traditional Chinese dances, waist drumming and singing. They also demonstrated the exercises. Many people stopped to enjoy the performances.
  • Shen Yun in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium: A Precious Gift for Mom

    Ms. Kristina László wanted to see Shen Yun after attending a reception in Parliament promoting the show. She and her mum, Ilona, attended in honour of her mother's 60th birthday. The ladies loved the show and thought Shen Yun was a great way to mark the occasion. Ms. László said joyfully, "We celebrated like this."
  • Russia: Falun Dafa Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    May 13 was the 11th World Falun Dafa Day and it is also Master Li Hongzhi's birthday. Practitioners in Russia celebrated the special day. On May 15, practitioners held a celebration in the park to promote Falun Dafa by performing waist drumming and dances. They also set up display boards to expose the CCP's persecution.
  • Belgium: "The Show Is an Explosion of Energy"

    From April 30 to May 9, 2010, Shen Yun Performing Arts has been bringing the beauty and pageantry of ancient Chinese culture to the stage of the Aula Magna Theatre in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, near the EU capital of Brussels. Mr. Alvaro Guillen Lazo, who helps support the EU Parliament, came to the show with his wife and two children.
  • Ireland: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 13, Falun Gong practitioners from Ireland held activities in downtown Dublin, celebrating World Falun Dafa Day. Practitioners conducted group exercises, and performed traditional Chinese dances and drumming. Many people were attracted to the activities and signed the petition to condemn the brutal persecution.
  • Shen Yun in Belgium: Moved by the Beauty and Given New Hope

    "This show has opened my mind to Chinese culture, the richness of this country, the diversity of everything that can be seen as cultural richness, the dances, the colours, mostly the differences between regions, because, depending on the scenes, some things would come from North, or Mongolia, or South, or the lakes area."
  • Netherlands: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day

    On May 13, Falun Gong practitioners from The Netherlands held group exercises at Randenbroek Park in Amersfoort, celebrating World Falun Dafa Day. It was a holiday in Netherlands, and many people in the park were attracted to the peaceful exercises.