Dafa Practitioners of North Carolina Participated in the Eno Festival of the City of Durham (Photos)
By A Practitioner in North Carolina
(Clearwisdom.net) Dafa Practitioners in North Carolina took part in the
23rd annual Eno Festival at West Point on Eno Park of the City of
Durham on July 4th, 6th and 7th. It was the
third time we took part in the Eno Festival, an activity aiming to preserve the
ecological environment of and along the Eno River. With local residents' strong
support and enthusiastic participation, the Eno Festival attracts over 30,000
people every year. Our participation provides a perfect venue for the local
people to learn about Dafa.
In addition to what we did in the past two years, we made some colorful paper
birds, little Chinese-style folding fans and all sorts of flower baskets, and
added a Chinese-character-calligraphy booth this year. Children were fascinated
with them and stuck around our booth. People were attracted to the graceful and
smooth exercise demo. Many came over to ask for more information and asked us
why Dafa is persecuted in China. When we handed them CDs of Dafa music Pudu
and Jishi, they were surprised and pleased to see images of Feitian
(fairy in Chinese ancient culture) printed on the CD cover, and could not help
saying, "Beautiful!"
We set up a Dafa information table at the crossing close to our booth for the
convenience of passengers. We chose to take care of it occasionally instead of
sitting at the table. Many people enjoyed the freedom of browsing and taking
brochures by themselves.
The organizers and participants of this activity were mainly western Dafa
practitioners. The beautifully decorated booth and the neatly arranged field
embodied their thoughtfulness. On those
sizzling summer days, we demonstrated the beauty and tranquility of Dafa by
doing the exercises again and again. We entered a fresh and cool world
after entering tranquility. People walking to us from the noise were surprised to
find serenity. As the poem says, "Dafa gradually entering the human
world."
A seven-or-eight-year old boy added a moving episode to our activity. He was
captivated by our exercises. He watched our demo and even looked at the Chinese
version of Zhuan Falun for a long time. He asked how much it would cost
to learn the exercises. When we told him it is free, he happily started learning
right away. He sat down and kept practicing the hand gestures for quite a long
while. We found him still trying these gestures even as he was leaving.
Years of introduction of Fa and truth clarification have given the people in
Durham a basic understanding of Dafa. The government is also very supportive.
All of our annual Fa-introduction activities have been appreciated by the local
residents.
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http://minghui.cc/mh/articles/2002/7/10/33089.html
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