Sweden: Demonstrating Falun Gong Exercises during the Gothenburg Cultural Festival

On August 14th 2007, the annual six-day Cultural Festival kicked off in Sweden’s second largest city Gothenburg. The entire city was filled with cheerful fanfare with various stalls selling folklore items and handicrafts, and there were artistic and singing performances.

The demonstration of the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and free exercise teaching were held in the Botanical Garden, where most of the celebration activities were held. They attracted the attention of many adults and children alike.

When passing the place where Falun Gong practitioners held activities, Anton, a little boy who was there with his mother, insisted on staying to watch. With his mother’s consent, he joined a group of people and learned all of the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. Anton’s mother was very surprised, and said: “I was surprised to see him learning the exercises so seriously, as he cannot concentrate on things and has always had difficulty calming himself down. In these regards, this cultivation practice sounds like very good, as adults and children alike can benefit from it.”

Many people came to learn the Falun Gong exercises

Anton concentrated hard to learn the exercises well