World Falun Dafa Day
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What Do Falun Dafa and World Falun Dafa Day Mean to You? (Part 1)
2010-05-13May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day, a special day for all Falun Dafa practitioners that we each honour and celebrate in our own ways. In big cities around the world, grand parades and colourful displays in honour of this auspicious day will be great opportunities for more people to learn about this peaceful practice. Countless people have benefited in so many different ways, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to ask a few fellow Western practitioners to share a few words of their understandings with you as well. -
What Do Falun Dafa and World Falun Dafa Day Mean to You? (Part 2)
2010-05-13"For 11 years Falun Dafa practitioners have been treated in the most unfair and even brutal ways possible by the regime in China. For 11 years and around the globe the millions upon millions of Falun Gong practitioners have not shown any violence or even hatred in return. Their efforts resisting the persecution have instead been rational, peaceful, and also very effective. It is the greatest act of nonviolent resistance in history." -
Slovakia: Divine Land Marching Band in Bratislava Celebrates World Falun Dafa Day
2009-06-16On Saturday May 16, a parade took place on the streets of Bratislava to help raise awareness about human rights abuses in China. At the head of the parade was the European Divine Land Marching Band. The parade started at Rybne Square in the city centre and led the procession through the old town up to the Chinese Embassy. The parade lasted around 2 hours. -
Norway: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-06-03On May 13th 2009, Falun Dafa practitioners from Oslo gathered in National Congress Plaza at the city's centre to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. They wanted to let people know that Falun Dafa is now practised in over 110 countries and has benefited more than 100 million people. Norway National TV filmed the activities held in celebration of World Falun Dafa Day. -
Belgium: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day
2009-06-02On May 16th 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Belgium held activities in the famous university town of Leuven to celebrate the 10th World Falun Dafa Day. Practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises on the lawn, displayed exhibits explaining the benefits of the practice and gave out paper lotus flowers. -
Austria: Celebrating the 10th World Falun Dafa Day in Vienna
2009-06-01The parade drew the attention of many tourists and local residents who asked about the situation of the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by the CCP in mainland China. The people appeared impressed by the Divine Land Marching Band's performance and many people took photos. The European Divine Land Marching Band was warmly received. -
Germany: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day – More and More People are Interested in Falun Gong
2009-05-31On May 13th 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Berlin held an activity in the city centre to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. They also told people the facts about the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners. Quite a few practitioners had a similar feeling: more and more people are interested in Falun Gong. -
Switzerland: People Show Support for Falun Gong at World Falun Dafa Day Celebration
2009-05-29Four high school students were very shocked upon seeing the photos of Falun Gong practitioners suffering persecution. They asked practitioners about many happenings in mainland China and also took copies of DVDs that explained further. Two hours later, their teacher and the whole class came. They read the informational panels carefully. -
Ukraine: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, Grateful for Master's Grace
2009-05-27On May 13, 2009, practitioners in Ukraine held activities on the square in downtown Kiev to celebrate the 10th World Falun Dafa Day, and express their gratitude for Master's compassionate and arduous salvation. -
Russia: Falun Gong Practitioners in St. Petersburg Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-26Practitioners set up posters, demonstrated the exercises and told passersby that Falun Dafa has been spread to over one hundred countries, but in China it has been subjected to persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. Many passersby stopped to watch practitioners do the exercises, and learn details about Falun Gong and the persecution. -
Latvia: Falun Gong Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-25On May 17 2009, Latvian Falun Gong practitioners organised an activity in Riga, capital city of Latvia, to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. The event took place in Mezaparks, one of the biggest parks in Riga’s suburbs, which is a popular place for locals and tourists to go for strolls or ride bikes. ractitioners introduced people in the park to the cultivation practice of Falun Gong. -
Switzerland: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-24On May 13, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day in Luzern, a well-known tourist city in Switzerland. The practitioners set up a booth and displayed some panels in the city centre to introduce Falun Dafa to local residents and tourists and to expose the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). -
Holland: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-23On May 13, 2009, Falun Gong practitioners celebrated World Falun Dafa Day at Chinatown in Amsterdam. The practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, publicised the spread of Falun Dafa all over the world and exposed the inhumane persecution of Falun Gong in China. To conclude the activities, the practitioners sang songs. -
Germany: Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Frankfurt
2009-05-22To celebrate May 13, World Falun Dafa Day and Master Li's birthday, German Falun Gong practitioners held a series of activities on May 9, 2009, at Romerberg Square in Frankfurt. They demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, exposed the persecution of innocent people by the Chinese Communists Party, and performed dances and songs composed by Falun Gong practitioners. -
Ireland: Practitioners Celebrate World Falun Dafa Day
2009-05-21When the tenth World Falun Dafa Day arrived on May 13th 2009, Falun Gong practitioners in Ireland held a parade and celebratory activities to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction. They displayed the beauty of Falun Dafa and also exposed the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party.