(Clearwisdom.net) Ireland's Dafa Practitioners held activities in Dublin on May 10th
2003 to celebrate World Falun Dafa day. Although World Falun Dafa day is on the 13th, practitioners
agreed to hold the celebrations on Saturday the 10th as more people would see the celebrations and
learn the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
Practitioners began the celebrations with a brief press conference to let people
know the significance of Falun Dafa day, to expose the crimes committed by the Jiang regime and to
let people know about the lawsuit against Jiang for crimes against humanity. Following the press
conference, practitioners held a parade through Dublin city centre.
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| Practitioner reads out the statement from the Irish
Falun Dafa Association |
Practitioner clarifying the truth to passers-by
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| The parade through Dublin city
centre was seen by thousands of people and was a huge success |
The route of the parade led practitioners to both the Foreign Affairs office and the
Office of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister). A letter was handed to each office on behalf of all
Dafa practitioners in Ireland. The parade also passed through several of the major streets in Dublin
and thousands of people witnessed the splendid scene.
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| Practitioners hand in a letter to the
Irish Office of Foreign Affairs
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| Practitioners hand in a letter to the
Office of the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) |
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| Demonstrating the exercises in the centre of Dublin city |
The parade ended on the main street in Dublin, where practitioners demonstrated
the Falun Gong exercises. The day's activities concluded at the Chinese Embassy in Dublin, where
practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts.
Sending forth righteous thoughts at the Chinese Embassy
There were several interesting occurrences during the day. The first was the
number of people who took photographs of the parade. Some people even used their phones to take
pictures! Others videotaped the parade and exercise demonstration and people could be heard telling
their friends about Falun Gong on their phones.
The second was the amount of kind comments people gave. One passer-by commented
that there wasn't enough truthfulness, compassion and forbearance in the world. Another lady stated
that the Dafa music, Pu-Du, was dignified and there was a look of respect in her eyes towards
practitioners. Two young girls even learned the fifth exercise on the spot and one commented that it
felt as though she was in another place while doing the exercises.
Two girls learn the sitting meditation, the fifth exercise
Due to the support offered by the people of Dublin, they will surely by blessed.
Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200305/12278.html
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