World Falun Dafa Day, Worldwide News
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India: Students and Teachers Practise Falun Gong
2008-10-05After Chitra's promotion of Falun Gong to the schools, more and more students and teachers are practising Falun Dafa now. There are over 80 schools in the Bangalore area that do the Falun Gong exercises as part of the Physical Education curriculum. -
United States: "I Like Falun Dafa!"
2008-10-04Residents of the community filled the streets along the winding parade route. Among the parade participants were many school bands. The Falun Gong procession looked refreshing. Their resounding music and drum troupe excited the spectators. -
United States: Parade and Rally in Brooklyn, New York Support Those Who Have Renounced the Chinese Communist Party
2008-10-03On September 28th, a parade and rally were held in Brooklyn, NY, to support the millions of people who have renounced membership in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Participants called upon Chinese people to recognise the evil nature of the CCP and withdraw from it. -
Australia: Falun Gong Practitioners Attend the Tulip Festival in Sydney
2008-10-03On September 27th, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to the Tulip Festival parade in Bowral, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Practitioners have attended this parade five years in a row. -
United States: The First Global Chinese Martial Arts Competition in New York Concludes
2008-10-02The First Global Chinese Martial Arts Competition held by NTDTV concluded on September 28th in Manhattan. Li Youfu, the chair of the judging committee, stated that the goal of the competition is to promote traditional martial arts and the moral standard they contain. -
United States: Greater Philadelphia Minghui School Participates in the Seventh America-China-Korea Culture Day
2008-10-01Young dancers from the Minghui School performed a lotus flower dance, a ribbon dance, and a waist drum routine, playing "Falun Dafa is good." The teacher from the Minghui School also announced that the students were from greater Philadelphia and that many of them were Falun Gong practitioners. -
Divine Performing Arts Show: "We Learned What Happiness Is"
2008-10-01Forty-four students in the class "How to Have a Good Life" attended the Divine Performing Arts (DPA) Mid-Autumn Spectacular at John Bassett Theatre in Toronto. They said that the show was educational and they learned the meaning of happiness. -
United States: Chinese Martial Arts Preliminaries Brings International Talent to Fore
2008-09-30Flashy kicks, double-edged spears and long swords filled the stage at New Tang Dynasty's "International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition" preliminaries on September 27th at The Armory in Upper West Manhattan. -
Canada: Toronto Mid-Autumn Spectacular Showcases Chinese Culture
2008-09-30On the evening of September 16th, the New York based Divine Performing Arts presented the third show of the Mid-Autumn Spectacular at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto. The show features classic Chinese dance and brings many beloved Chinese legends to life. -
Mayor of Caledon: "Everything was just beautiful."
2008-09-29On September 25th, 2008, Marilyn Morrison, Mayor of Caledon in Ontario, Canada, and her husband watched the second show of the Mid-Autumn Spectacular in Toronto. -
Taiwan:The Opening of the Asia-Pacific Preliminary Round of the International Chinese Culinary Competition
2008-09-28"Chinese food has been around for centuries and formed a specific food system. Chinese food is good for people's health. After one understands the fundamentals of Chinese cuisine, one can develop infinite varieties to adapt to the tastes of different people. That's one of the reasons for its worldwide popularity." -
Canada: Mid-Autumn Spectacular Show Held in Toronto
2008-09-27At 8:00 p.m. on September 24th, 2008, the Divine Performing Arts held its first of seven performances of the Mid-Autumn Spectacular in the John Bassett Theatre in Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in Toronto, Canada. -
United States: US Annual Report on International Religious Freedom Condemns Chinese Communist Regime's Continuing Persecution of Falun Gong
2008-09-27The US State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor released its 2008 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom on September 19th, 2008. The report once again showed concern over China's lack of religious freedom, pointing out that the Chinese Communist regime continues its repression of religious people, particularly the Falun Gong and Christian groups. -
United States: Falun Gong Adds Peace and Serenity to Colourful Balloon Festival in Texas
2008-09-26One of the organisers thanked the practitioners for participating in the festival again. She agreed to have the band march from the launching field to the entrance of the park so that more people could see and hear the band perform. -
Hong Kong: Parade and Rally Calling for an End to the Violence against Falun Gong
2008-09-25In order to expose these attacks and harassment on the part of the Hong Kong government, which has given in to the Chinese government and become involved in the persecution of Falun Gong, practitioners in Hong Kong held a parade and rally.