Ukraine: Falun Gong Practitioners in Kramatorsk Invited to Participate in the City Festival
By a practitioner in Ukraine
(Clearwisdom.net) Kramatorsk is a city in the northeast of Ukraine and
has a population of about 200,000. Though not so big, it is the first city in
Ukraine where people practiced Falun Dafa. The practice has been very popular in
the city, and several local government agencies have declared their support
towards Falun Dafa. On September 24, 2006, the city once again held its annual City Festival.
Every year, the Department of Cultural Development is responsible for inviting
several arts organizations, schools and cultural associations to perform, in
order to enrich the festival. However, it is not so easy to be invited by the
Cultural Department, as the application must be approved by the department
beforehand. This year, prior to the festival, a person in charge of this matter
came across a Falun Gong practitioner. He took the initiative to specifically
invite Falun Dafa practitioners to participate, saying, "We enjoy your
programs very much. Why don't you submit your application as soon as possible? I
look forward to seeing you during the festival." During the festival, many activities were held in a park in the downtown
area. Throughout the activities, practitioners displayed banners worded, "Falun
Dafa" in Chinese, and, "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance"
in Russian. In addition, there were poster boards introducing Falun Dafa's wide
spread across the world, the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun
Dafa practitioners and the Chinese regime's harvesting of organs from living
people. Two tables were set up next to the display boards. One was for those who
wished to sign the petition calling for an end to the persecution, and the other
was exclusively for children to learn how to make folded paper lotus flowers. During the celebration, a manager of the municipal museum, who came to watch
the program, approached Falun Gong practitioners to express his appreciation and
praised them for a wonderful job. He said, "You are different from other
groups and your programs are very unique." The practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises along
with the music, which attracted many people to come over to watch. During the
exercise demonstration, practitioners explained the facts about Falun Dafa.
After learning the facts, many people signed the petition to condemn the Chinese
Communist regime's atrocities. Among them, a middle-aged man told the
practitioners that he has practiced yoga for many years, and was able to see
scenes in other dimensions. He said, "When passing your booth, I got a
special feeling. Your energy field is very strong, and I am really drawn by
it."
There were many children participating in the City Festival activities. They happily learned to make folded paper lotus flowers. The practitioners told them that the characteristic of lotus flowers is that they grow out of mud yet remain pure and unpolluted by the mud, and that this characteristic is symbolic of the cultivators' noble spirit. These innocent children were indeed very lovely. They were humming, "Falun Dafa," and "Zhen, Shan, Ren" ("Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance), while making the paper lotus flowers. As the activity was coming to an end, a little boy came over and wanted to learn how to fold paper lotus flowers. With his mother's company, he made a paper lotus flower. After finishing it, he held up the lotus flower with satisfaction and spoke out: "Mommy! Mommy! The lotus flower is giving off a fragrance." Children's hearts are indeed as pure as lotus flowers.
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http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/9/26/138692.html
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