(Clearwisdom.net) The grand annual Cherry Festival Parade in San
Francisco was held on April 24, 2005. In order to help people in the San
Francisco Bay Area to learn about the beauty of Falun Dafa, a number of
practitioners took part in the parade and were warmly received by spectators.
Practitioners' procession at the starting point
It was a sunny day on April 24. According to the parade organizer, this
parade is one of the largest parades in Northern California conducted by Asians.
The parade set off from the San Francisco City Hall and proceeded 2.5 miles to
the Japanese area of town. It was estimated that 150,000 people watched the
parade. Several local major media outlets also came to conduct on-site reports
of the event.
A banner reading, "Truthfulness, Compassion,
Tolerance" in Chinese and English
Two banners with the words, "Falun Dafa is great" and
"Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance," respectively, led the Falun
Gong practitioners' procession. A waist drum troupe followed. Practitioners
alternately performed on waist drums and demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises
at various areas along the parade route.
Demonstrating the Falun Gong exercises
When the practitioners' procession passed by the reviewing stand, the event
organizer introduced Falun Gong to the spectators and media and talked about the
worldwide spread of Falun Gong When he saw the words on the second banner,
"Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance," he repeatedly commented,
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
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