UK: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day with the People of London

On May 11 2003, there was a jubilant scene in front of The Tate Modern Art Gallery in London: UK Dafa practitioners held a series of musical performances to celebrate the 11th anniversary of Falun Dafa’s introduction to the public, and to celebrate the 4th “World Falun Dafa Day”.

Located beside the River Thames, The Tate Modern Art Gallery was especially beautiful on this afternoon. Practitioners hung a large banner with the words “Falun Dafa is Good” on it, which was held up by many colourful balloons. The banner was so big that it could be seen from very far away and this added to the Gallery’s beauty. Eight delicate brocades, showing the Falun emblem and “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” in both Chinese and English, swung lightly in the wind. The stage, which was covered with blue carpet, seemed especially bright and beautiful next to the white clouds and green river. There were tables next to the stage that were full of all kinds of Dafa materials including leaflets and Video-CDs, as well as a table providing Chinese calligraphy. Large display boards and pictures next to the main road allowed drivers to also learn the truth about the persecution.

The performances were rich and colourful. They included the playing of traditional Chinese instruments including the Pipa and the Erhu fiddle, as well as a flute; songs of different types were sung, several of which were composed by UK practitioners. The lyrics of these songs were in both Chinese and English. The most attractive performances were the exercise demonstration and the graceful dances.

The flute performance mentioned above was by an 11-year-old practitioner. Almost half a year ago, one practitioner dreamt she was playing a Chinese flute and subsequently bought one from China to learn how to play. Before she started, this little practitioner saw it. Although he didn’t know how to play the flute, he liked it very much and couldn’t put it down, so the practitioner gave it to him. To her surprise, in less than half a year, he had learned to play it by himself. Now he can even perform in public!

The most touching aspect of the performances was the Chinese songs sung by western practitioners. When they sang “Be Saved” and “Lotus Praise”, people could vividly feel the compassion coming from the bottom of their hearts.

Translated from Chinese at: http://www.yuanming.net/articles/200305/20386.html