Greece: Falun Dafa Day in Athens

Falun Gong practitioners in Athens celebrated World Falun Gong Day on Sunday May 11th to commemorate Falun Gong's introduction to the world. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises near the archaeological site of the Acropolis.

As many passersby were taking their Sunday stroll and visiting the archaeological museum and sites and the spring book fair, many stopped to admire and inquire what Falun Gong is.

Local Greek practitioners informed the public how the practice can benefit someone both spiritually and physically and that free teachings are available in Athens. The practitioners also informed the public about the on-going persecution of Falun Gong in China. The people were shocked when they heard about the atrocity of organ harvesting from live Falun Gong detainees in Chinese labour camps so much so that several people said they would take the matter up with their public representatives.