One Thousand Practitioners Take Part in Parade in Geneva (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net)
On Monday March 17, 2003, to coincide with the start of the 59th annual session
of UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Falun Dafa practitioners from around
the world held a parade across the city to appeal for the end of the persecution
of Falun Dafa in China. The parade went from Place Neuve in the heart of
the city to the Place Des Nations, a large square outside of the United
Nations building. Over one thousands practitioners took part.
At the front of the parade, female practitioners dressed in white, the
traditional color of mourning in Chinese culture, carried wreaths with
photographs of those Falun Gong practitioners who have been persecuted to death,
to commemorate the tragic waste of their precious lives. One lady, Dai Zhizhen,
carried a wooden box with white flowers on top containing the ashes of her
husband who was persecuted to death for his belief in Falun Dafa. The scene was
truly solemn and touching.
Following them came the rest of the parade, bright and colorful. The bright
morning sun shone for the whole parade, lighting up the hundreds of banners as
if they glowed from within. There was a large variety of banners, all shapes,
sizes and messages, but they all shared two common themes: Falun Dafa is good
and stop the persecution of Falun Dafa. Many banners were focused on the urgent
rescue of family members around the world, such as Charles Li, Lin Wenrong and
Xiong Wei.
Many local people stopped to quietly watch the parade, to ask about Falun
Gong and the persecution and to accept leaflets from the practitioners. The
solemnity and beauty of the parade left a deep impression on them.
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