World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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New Zealand: Bringing the Blessings of Falun Dafa to Spectators at the Christmas Parade in Wellington
2005-11-29On November 26th, 2005, Falun Gong practitioners from Wellington, New Zealand attended the Lower Hutt Christmas Parade. The graceful celestial maidens, the heroic waist drum troupe and the elegant Falun Gong exercise demonstration brought people peace and beauty. -
United States: Promoting Falun Dafa in a Small City in Alabama
2005-11-29Scottsboro is a beautiful small city located in the mountains of northeast Alabama. Residents of different nationalities live peacefully in close community. On November 19th, several residents were fortunate to learn an exercise that is spreading widely in the world: Falun Dafa. -
United States: Hundreds of Thousands View Dafa Practitioners' Procession in Thanksgiving Day Parade in Houston, Texas
2005-11-28On November 24th, a grand Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in Houston, Texas. According to the organising committee, the parade has been improving every year, and it was estimated that more than 100,000 people came out to watch the parade while more than 400,000 watched it on television at home. -
Ethiopia: Photo Report on Falun Gong
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United States: Millions View Dafa Practitioners' Procession in a Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago
2005-11-27The Chinese lantern was meant to depict the essence of Chinese culture and also to express practitioners' gratitude to Master Li: Falun Dafa is a guiding lantern in all practitioners' hearts. At this holiday season, practitioners want to thank Master for his arduous efforts. -
United States: Practitioners Participate in Thanksgiving Holiday Parade in Pennsylvania
2005-11-26The performance let people enjoy the grace and joyfulness of Chinese traditional culture. A senior couple said delightfully to practitioners, "We still remember your impressive waist drum performance two years ago." An American said, "Your performance is the most favourite of my two children." -
United States: Art Exhibit Moves Students at University of California, Berkeley
2005-11-26All the artists are Falun Gong practitioners and their paintings are based on their personal experiences and reflection. Some of the paintings depict the elevation and purification of the spirit that come from practising Falun Gong. Other paintings depict the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) brutal persecution of practitioners... -
New Zealand: Falun Gong Practitioners Participate in Christmas Parade in Rotorua
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Canada: Canadians Welcome Falun Gong at Calgary Santa Claus Parade
2005-11-25Because of their outstanding performance in last year's Santa Claus Parade, Calgary parade organisers invited Falun Gong practitioners to join this year's parade again. Practitioners from Calgary and Edmonton City participated in the annual grand parade for the second time and received a warm welcome from the local residents. -
Japan: Displaying the Beauty of Falun Gong at the Inazawa "International Night"
2005-11-24Practitioners performed the dances "Predestined Relationship", "Master Guides Me Home", and a fan dance. Many people offered praise, saying, "Your performances were beautiful!" When practitioners demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises, a number of people in the audience followed them to do the exercises. -
New Zealand: Falun Dafa Practitioners Take Part in Christmas Parade in Christchurch
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Korea: Bo Xilai Charged With Genocide
2005-11-23The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting/forum (APEC) was held from November 12th to November 19th in Busan. Bo Xilai, China's Minister of Commerce, entered Korea via Kimhae on November 15th to attend the forum. Falun Gong practitioners in Korea filed a lawsuit against him with the local prosecutor's office in Seoul, charging him with genocide, engaging in illegal arrests, unjustifiable imprisonment, torture and other charges. -
Canada: Practitioners Display the Beauty of Falun Dafa to Millions of Canadian People
2005-11-23Shortly after the parade set off, people saw Falun Dafa practitioners' procession, the eye-catching banner that read, "Falun Dafa is good", and a drum troupe in golden suits playing traditional drum music. Many people watched them with a pleasant surprise. Some moved with the drum music. -
Japan: Falun Gong Practitioners Attend Local Industry Expo
2005-11-22The practitioners' booth, decorated with hand-made lotus flowers, was very attractive and drew many people's attention. On the morning of November 12th, the Mayor of Yamato came to attend the first anniversary celebration of the YCAC. A Western practitioner presented lotus flowers and some documents introducing the Falun Gong Club. -
Korea: Face-to-face Call to Hu Jintao
2005-11-21The Korean authorities brought in more than ten huge trucks to block the protest groups so that Hu wouldn't see them. One officer told this reporter, We are very sorry. We know you are right and we know the truth of the persecution. However, we are pressured by the Chinese Communist regime to take these actions."